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These Olympic Games were the first organised under the IOC Presidency of Pierre de Coubertin
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The Olympic Games were held as part of the Universal Fair of San Luis in 1904
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Since Finland was part of the Russian Empire, members of the Finnish team were expected to march under the Russian rather than Finnish flag, so many chose to march without a flag at all.
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For this edition of the Olympic Games, a total of 2407 athletes from 28 national federations affiliated to the International Olympic Committee were registered
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In August 1912, construction work began on the Deutsches Stadion.4 It was planned to have a capacity of 18,000 spectators
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Antwerp was chosen as a venue to honour those wounded by World War I and by the Belgian fighters in this war.
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The venue accommodated 3089 athletes, 2956 men and 136 women.
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A total of 2883 athletes from 46 countries participated, competing in 14 sports and 109 specialties.
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The 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, officially known as the X Olympics
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during the Third Reich period. 3963 athletes from 49 countries participated, competing in 19 sports and 129 specialties.
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The city where they should have taken place was Helsinki, after the resignation of its initial headquarters, Tokyo.
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Games were canceled due to World War II.
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They were the first after a 12-year hiatus, as the 1940 and 1944 editions were suspended by World War II.
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Officially known as the Fifteenth Olympic Games, they were held in Helsinki between 19 July and 3 August 1952. 4955 athletes from 69 countries participated, competing in 149 competitions in 17 sports.
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Officially known as the XVI Olympics, they were held in Melbourne between 22 November and 8 December 1956, the first time they took place in a country in the southern hemisphere. A total of 3155 athletes from 67 countries participated