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The Olympic Games are a major international event of summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes compete in a wide variety of events. The Games are currently held every two years, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating. Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD. In the late 19th century, Baron Pierre de Coubertin was inspired by Olympic festivals to revive the Games. For this purpose, he founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, and two years later, the modern Olympic Games were established in Athens. First olympic was held in Athens (Greece)in 1896.
Olympics Games
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Opening ceremony of the 1896 Summer Olympics, at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens
The Olympic Games program consists of 33 sports, 52 disciplines and nearly 400 events. For example, wrestling is a Summer Olympic sport, comprising two disciplines: Greco-Roman and Freestyle. It is further broken down into fourteen events for men and four events for women, each representing a different weight class.[91] The Summer Olympics program includes 26 sports, while the Winter Olympics program features 7 sports.[92] Athletics, swimming, fencing, and artistic gymnastics are the only summer sports that have never been absent from the Olympic program. Cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping, and speed skating have been featured at every Winter Olympics program since its inception in 1924. Current Olympic sports, like badminton, basketball, and volleyball, first appeared on the program as demonstration sports, and were later promoted to full Olympic sports. Some sports that were featured in earlier Games were later dropped from the program.
Olympics Events
Olympics Games Host Cities
Beijing, China (Summer Olympic, 2008)
Athens, Greece (1896)
London, United Kingdom (Summer Olympic, 2012)
Vancouver, Canada (Winter Olympics, 2010)
Sochi, Russia (Winter Olympics, 2014)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Summer Olympic, 2016)
Event
|
Record
|
Name
|
Nation
|
Games
|
100 Metres
|
9.69
|
Usain Bolt
|
 Jamaica |
Beijing 2008
|
200 Metres
|
19.30
|
Usain Bolt
|
Jamaica |
Beijing 2008
|
400 Metres
|
43.49
|
Michael Johnson
|
 USA |
Atlanta 1996
|
800 Metres
|
1:42.58
|
Vebjoran Rodal
|
 Norway |
Atlanta 1996
|
1500 Metres
|
3:32.07
|
Noah Ngeny
|
 Kenya |
Sydney 2000
|
5000 Metres
|
12:57.82
|
Kenenisa Bekele
|
 Ethiopia |
Beijing 2008
|
10,000 Metres
|
27:01.17
|
Kenenisa Bekele
|
Ethiopia |
Beijing 2008
|
Marathan
|
2:06:32
|
Samuel Vanjiru
|
Kenya |
Beijing 2008
|
110 Metre Hurdles
|
12.19
|
Liu Xiang
|
 China |
Athens 2004
|
400 metre Hurdles
|
46.78
|
Kevin Young
|
USA |
Barcelona 1992
|
3,000 Metres Steplechase
|
8:05.51
|
Julius Kariuki
|
Kenya |
Seoul 1988
|
4*100 M Relay
|
37.10
|
Asafa Powell
Michael Frater
Nesta Charter
Usian Bolt
|
Jamaica |
Beijing 2008
|
4*400 M Relay
|
2:55.39
|
Angelo Taylor
David Neville
Jeremy Wariner
LaShawn Merritt
|
USA |
Beijing 2008
|
2 KM Walk
|
1:18:59
|
Robert Korzeniowski
|
 Poland |
Sydney 2000
|
50 kM Walk
|
3:37:09
|
Alex Schwazer
|
 Italy |
Beijing 2008
|
High Jump
|
2.39 M
|
Charles Austin
|
USA |
Atlanta 1996
|
Long Jump
|
8.90 M
|
Bob Beamon
|
USA |
Mexico City 1968
|
Pole Vault
|
5.96 M
|
Steven Hooker
|
 Australia |
Beijing 2008
|
Triple Jump
|
18.09 M
|
Kenny Harrison
|
USA |
Atlanta 1996
|
Shot Put
|
22.47 M
|
Ulf Timmermann
|
 East Geremany |
Seoul 1988
|
Discus Throw
|
69.89 M
|
Virgilijus Alekna
|
 Lithuania |
Athens 2004
|
Hammer Throw
|
84.80 M
|
Sergey Litvinov
|
 Soviet Union |
Seoul 1988
|
Javelin Throw
|
90.57 M
|
Andreas Thorkildsen
|
Norway |
Beijing 2008
|
Decathlon
|
8893 Pts
|
Roman Sebrle
|
 Czech Republic |
Athens 2004
|
Records in Olympics
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