Summer Olympic Games (Alternity)

The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held quadrennially (every four years) in a nation and city decided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) (the city of choice is selected by a popular vote within the IOC seven years prior to each Olympics). The most recent games to be held were the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; the next games to be held will be the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia, from September 15 through October 1.

The Games
(*The 1916 Games, originally to be held in Berlin, were cancelled because of World War I; The 1940 and 1944 Games were originally to have been held in Tokyo and then Helsinki for 1940, and London for the 1944 Games. Both were cancelled because of World War II.)