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The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Greek: Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 teams, representing sovereign states and territories, participating. The Olympic Games are normally held every four years, and since 1994, have alternated between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year period.

Its creation was heavily inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, ancient Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens on 1876 by the Rhomanian government alongside various nations, a successor of the previous Games sponsored by Rhomanian businessman Avangelis Zappas. Ever since the creation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894 by French historian Baron Pierre de Coubertin, organization of the Olympic Games became more centralized. The IOC has since been the governing body of the Olympic Movement and the Olympic Charter.

List of Olympiads[]

Summer[]

City Country Continent Number Year Opening ceremony Closing ceremony
Athens Flag of Byzantium (with B) Rhomania Europe I 1876 12 April 20 April
Moscow Flag of Russian Empire for private use (1914–1917) Russia Europe II 1880 3 May 20 September
Stockholm Naval Ensign of Sweden Sweden Europe III 1884 1 August 7 December
Alexandria Coptic Egyptian Flag Egypt Africa IV 1888 3 July 16 July
Warsaw Flag of the United Commonwealths (An Honorable Retelling) United Commonwealths Europe V 1892 3 May 19 May
Paris Flag of France France Europe VI 1896 6 April 15 April
Constantinople Flag of Byzantium (with B) Rhomania Europe VII 1900 14 May 28 May
Glasgow Flag of Scotland (An Honorable Retelling) Scotland Europe VIII 1904 1 July 17 July
Rome Flag of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy Italy Europe IX 1908 27 April 21 October
Berlin Alleged flag of the Rhine Confederation 1806-13 Germany Europe X 1912 6 July 22 July
Warsaw Flag of the United Commonwealths (An Honorable Retelling) United Commonwealths Europe XI 1916 Cancelled due to the Third Great War
Glasgow Flag of Scotland (An Honorable Retelling) Scotland Europe XII 1916
Timbuktu Mali flag Mali Africa XIII 1924 5 July 27 July
Moscow Flag of the August Putch in Russia in 1991 Russia Europe XIV 1928 28 July 12 August
Philadelphia USflagAHR United States Columbia XV 1932 30 July 14 August
Paris Fascist France France Europe XVI 1936 1 August 16 August
Delhi Kolhapur flag Bharat Asia XVII 1940 Cancelled due to the Fourth Great War
Berlin Flag of the Communist Party of Germany Germany Europe XVIII 1944
Montreal Canada Pearson Pennant 1964 Canada Columbia XIX 1948 29 July 14 August
Mount Lionheart HenrylandFlagAHR Henryland Muqaddas XX 1952 19 July 3 August
Tenochtitlan Flag of Mexicayotl movement Mexica Columbia XXI 1956 22 July 8 August
Delhi Kolhapur flag Bharat Asia XXII 1960 25 August 11 September
Rhages Flag of Persian Socialist Soviet Republic Persia Asia XXIII 1964 10 October 24 October
Prague Flag of Czechoslovakia (An Honorable Retelling) Czechoslovakia Europe XXIV 1968 17 July 1 August
Munich Flag of the Communist Party of Germany Germany Europe XXV 1972 26 August 11 September
Kyiv File:Ukraine flag AHR.png Ukraine Europe XXVI 1976 2 July 17 July
Beijing Flag of the Republic of China China Asia XXVII 1980 17 September 8 October
Athens Flag of Byzantium (with B) Rhomania Europe XXVIII 1984 19 July 3 August
Hawkinsville NovangliaFlagAHR Novanglia Muqaddas XXIX 1988 28 November 12 December
Dublin Kingdom of Ireland Flag Ireland Europe XXX 1992 25 July 9 August
Addis Ababa Flag of Ethiopia (1897–1974) Ethiopia Africa XXXI 1996 19 July 4 August
Glasgow Flag of Scotland (An Honorable Retelling) Scotland Europe XXXII 2000 15 September 1 October
St. Petersburg Flag of the August Putch in Russia in 1991 Russia Europe XXXIII 2004 13 August 29 August
Abomey Flag of Ghezo of Dahomey Dahomey Africa XXXIV 2008 8 August 24 August
Hawkinsville NovangliaFlagAHR Novanglia Muqaddas XXXV 2012 27 July 12 August
Tokyo Japanflagahr Japan Asia XXXVI 2016 5 August 21 August
Norfolk USflagAHR United States Columbia XXXVII 2020 23 July 8 August
London British Republican Flag by Beneficial Seat4913 England Europe XXXVIII 2024 26 July 11 August
Mayńila Scottish Philippines Naomh Lazarus Asia XXXIX 2028 14 July 30 July
Timbuktu Mali flag Mali Africa XL 2032 21 July 6 August
Amsterdam Statenvlag Dutch Republic Europe XLI 2036 23 July 8 August
Gqeberha Flag of Transkei Xhosaland Africa XLVI 2040 23 July 9 August


Winter[]

City Country Continent Number Year Opening ceremony Closing ceremony
Quebec City Canada Pearson Pennant 1964 Canada Columbia I 1924 25 January 5 February
Sochi Flag of the August Putch in Russia in 1991 Russia Europe II 1928 11 February 9 February
Denver USflagAHR United States Columbia III 1932 4 February 13 February
Chamonix Fascist France France Europe IV 1936 6 February 16 February
Shimla Kolhapur flag Bharat Asia V 1940 Cancelled due to the Fourth Great War
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Flag of the Communist Party of Germany Germany Europe 1944
Helsinki Flag of Finland (1918-1920) Finland Europe V 1948 30 January 8 February
Geneva Communist Switzerland flag Helvetia Europe VI 1952 14 February 25 February
Oslo Flag of Denmark Denmark-Norway Europe VII 1956 26 January 5 February
Innsbruck Flag of the Communist Party of Germany Germany Europe VIII 1960 18 February 28 February
Almechny Flag of the Russian Empire (black-yellow-white) Alaska Columbia IX 1964 29 January 9 February
Grenoble Flag of France France Europe X 1968 6 February 18 February
Laval Canada Pearson Pennant 1964 Canada Columbia XI 1972 3 February 13 February
Tampere Flag of Finland (1918-1920) Finland Europe XII 1976 4 February 15 February
Shimla Kolhapur flag Bharat Asia XIII 1980 13 February 24 February
Sarajevo Bosnia slsss Bosnia Europe XIV 1984 8 February 19 February
Salzburg Flag of Austria (We Didn't Start the Fire) Cisleithania Europe XV 1988 13 February 28 February
Glencoe Flag of Scotland (An Honorable Retelling) Scotland Europe XVI 1992 13 February 29 February
St. Kirill Flag of the Russian Empire (black-yellow-white) Alaska Columbia XVII 1994 12 February 27 February
Sochi Flag of the August Putch in Russia in 1991 Russia Europe XVIII 1998 14 February 26 February
Lake Miyuki USflagAHR United States Columbia XIX 2002 8 February 24 February
Beijing Flag of the Republic of China China Asia XX 2006 10 February 26 February
Cusco Newdoverflag New Dover Muqaddas XXI 2010 12 February 28 February
Mount Tochal Proposed Persia flag AHR Persia Asia XXII 2014 7 February 23 February
Bavaria Flag of the Communist Party of Germany Germany Europe XXIII 2018 9 February 25 February
Krakow Flag of the United Commonwealths (An Honorable Retelling) United Commonwealths Europe XXIV 2022 4 February 20 February
Stockholm Flag of Sweden (pre-1906) Sweden Europe XXV 2026 6 February 22 February
Mount Lionheart HenrylandFlagAHR Henryland Muqaddas XXVI 2030 8 February 24 February
Quebec Canada Pearson Pennant 1964 Canada Columbia XXVII 2034 10 February 26 February