Olympic Games ceremony — Olympic Games ceremonies were an integral part of the Ancient Olympic Games. Some of the elements of the modern ceremonies harken back to the Ancient Games from which the Modern Olympics draw their ancestry. An example of this is the prominence… … Wikipedia
Olympic Games — For the 776 BC to AD 393 Games see Ancient Olympic Games. For the most recent Summer Games in Beijing, see 2008 Summer Olympics. For the most recent Winter Games in Vancouver, see 2010 Winter Olympics. For the next Summer Games in London, see… … Wikipedia
Olympic Games — 1. Also called Olympian Games. the greatest of the games or festivals of ancient Greece, held every four years in the plain of Olympia in Elis, in honor of Zeus. 2. a modern international sports competition, held once every four years. [1600 10]… … Universalium
Winter Olympic Games — For the most recent Winter Games, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, see 2010 Winter Olympics. Winter Olympics redirects here. For the Goodies episode, see Winter Olympics (The Goodies). Winter Olympic Games … Wikipedia
Youth Olympic Games — Not to be confused with Junior olympics. YOG redirects here. For other uses, see YOG (disambiguation). Youth Olympic Games … Wikipedia
Ancient Olympic Games — The Olympic Games (Ancient Greek: τὰ Ὀλύμπια – ta Olympia; Modern Greek: Ὀλυμπιακοὶ Ἀγῶνες (Katharevousa), Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες (Dimotiki) – Olympiakoi Agones) were a series of athletic competitions held for representatives of various city states of … Wikipedia
Centennial Olympic Games — ▪ 1997 by Melinda C. Shepherd From July 19 to Aug. 4, 1996, the city of Atlanta, Ga., welcomed the world to join it in celebrating the XXVI Olympiad, 100 years after the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. For the first time every … Universalium
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Mount Olympus Meets the Middle Kingdom — Introduction officially Games of the XXIX Olympiad The Games of the XXIX Olympiad, involving some 200 Olympic committees and as many as 13,000 accredited athletes competing in 28 different sports, were auspiciously scheduled to begin at 8 … Universalium
All-time Olympic Games medal table — The silver medal was awarded to the winner of each event during the 1896 Summer Olympics. The current system of gold, silver, and bronze medals was not implemented until the 1912 Olympic Games An all time medal table for all Olympic Games from… … Wikipedia
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games — North American Wii box art Developer(s) SEGA Sports R D P … Wikipedia
