Olympic Games

The Olympic Games or Olympics, or simply shorthand and Olympics are multidisciplinary sporting events involving athletes from around the world, in ancient Greece were dedicated to the god Zeus. There are two types of Olympics: Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics, which take place in a range, including four years. The organization responsible for conducting them is the International Olympic Committee (for short, IOC).

The current Olympic Games were inspired by the eighth century BC by the ancient Greeks organized in the city of Olympia, between 776 to. C. and 393 d. C. In the nineteenth century, the idea of making some events similar to those organized in antiquity, which would be realized primarily through the efforts of the French nobleman Pierre Fredy, Baron de Coubertin. The first edition of the so-called Olympics of the modern era was held in Athens, capital of Greece. Since that time, the Summer Olympics have been held every four years in various parts of the planet, the only exceptions being the editions of 1916, 1940 and 1944, due to the outbreak of the First and Second World War.