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The first celebration of the Olympic Games in the city of Olympia (Greece) by the Ephors, magistrates of Elis. -
The first recorded winner was Coroebus de Elis, a cook. in the speed competition (unique at that time). -
The pentathlon, boxing and wrestling are added to the Olympic program. -
The first winner was Pagondas of Thebes, while traveling 12 km. -
It became a major event throughout Greece with participants from all over the region and olive wreaths were added.
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It is accepted as a tradition to celebrate them every 4 years in honor and sacrifice to the god Zeus.
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The Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Games because he considered them a pagan festival, since the Catholic religion was established as the official religion. -
During that time, the games were forgotten by the town. The same thing happened with Thebes.
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after a thousand years without celebrating them; Baron Pierre de Coubertin founds the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Paris. with the aim of reviving the games. -
After the creation of (COL), a stadium is built in Athens and 241 athletes from 12 countries are invited -
1.Paris hosts the Games, where women participate for the first time.
2.New sports added: rugby and polo.
3.participation of more athletes (987).
4.inclusion of football as an Olympic sport. -
heodore Roosevelt_ hosted the first Olympic Games outside Europe; in St. Louis, USA known as the Games of the Third Olympiad, on July 1, 1904. 645 men and 6 women participated. -
So called because of the efficiency that marked the games in Stockholm, such as the use of automatic timing devices and the finish photo.
also recognized for having been a continental competition. -
The Berlin Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the VI Olympiad, were to be held in the city of Berlin, Germany, in 1916. However, the war events of World War I led to the cancellation of the Games. ... Later, in 1936, Berlin held the 11th edition of the Games. -
During the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Antwerp _ (in honor of the suffering that the Belgian people had suffered during the war.) _ the Olympic flag was raised for the first time, with the five rings representing the universality of the Olympic Games and the union of the five continents, created by Baron de Coubertin. 1920: introduces the Olympic flag with the five rings. -
During August 1936, the Nazi dictatorship camouflaged its racist and militaristic character while hosting the Olympic Games. The regime took advantage of this to impress many foreign viewers and journalists by presenting the image of a peaceful and tolerant Germany. -
Japan was going to host the Tokyo Olympics in 1940. But when war with China broke out in 1937 and threats of boycotts by other countries, Japan renounced its right to host them. They ended up reassigning them to Helsinki. But by 1940, the Soviet Union had invaded Finland and the games were cancelled. War engulfed the world until 1945, forcing the 1944 London Olympics to be cancelled.
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- 1,529 relays carried the Olympic torch on a 2,750-kilometer route that was known as "the classic relay" that began in Olympia (Greece) and ended in Rome.
- there was the first edition of the Paralympic Games televised worldwide.
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They started on 08/26/1972.
Palestinians murdered two Israeli athletes, and took nine others hostage, demanding the release of more than a hundred prisoners. After a frustrated rescue attempt, a massacre broke out in which the nine hostages and a German police officer, as well as five of the eight terrorists, ended up dead. Despite what happened, the games continued as normal, after being suspended for only twenty-four hours. -
- Los Juegos olímpicos sufren boicots políticos en Moscú.
- Estados Unidos protestó por la invasión soviética a Afganistán.
- se creó una Olimpiada alternativa realizada en Filadelfia en julio de ese año llamada Liberty Bell Classic.
- algunos paises dejaron que compitieran bajo la bandera olímpica.
- deportistas estadounidenses no participaron. el presidente Carter amenazó con quitar pasaporte
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The coronavirus outbreak in Japan has raised concerns about the potential danger to athletes at the Olympics. The pandemic began to affect qualifying events. Some events were moved to alternative locations to remove the worry of having to travel to Japan.
3. In March, countries said they would withdraw from the Games if they were not postponed for a year.
4. On March 24, the IOC and TOCOG announced that the Olympics would be rescheduled to the summer of 2021.