Olympics Fun Facts

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             Olympics Fun Fact

  • The early Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D., when the games were banned for being a pagan festival (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god Zeus). In 1894, a French educator Baron Pierre De Coubertin, proposed a revival of the ancient tradition, and thus the modern-day Olympic Summer Games were born.

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  • Norway has won the most medals (263) at the Winter Games.
  • The United States has won more medals (2,189) at the Summer Games than any other country.

  • The five Olympic rings represent the five major regions of the world – Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceana, and every national flag in the world includes one of the five colors, which are (from left to right) blue, yellow, black, green, and red.

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  • Up until 1994 the Olympics were held every four years. Since then, the Winter and Summer games have alternated every two years.

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