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The Olympic Games consist of the Games of the Olympiad and the Olympic Winter Games.
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The first Olympic Games (Games of the Olympiad) of modern times were celebrated in Athens, Greece, in 1896.
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The first Olympic Winter Games were celebrated in Chamonix, France, in 1924.
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The Olympic Games are held immediately following their respective Paralympic Games.
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It is the codification of the Fundamental Principles of Olympism, Rules and Bye-Laws adopted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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French and English are its official languages.
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The English text prevails in case of any discrepancy between the two versions of the text.
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It was last updated in February 2010.
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The International Olympic Committee [IOC]
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The National Olympic Committees [NOCs]
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The International Sports Federations [IFs]
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The National Sports Federations [NIFs]
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It represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games.
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It consists of five interlaced rings of equal dimensions in one or in five different colours, which are, from left to right, blue, green, black, yellow and red.
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It was originally designed by Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
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Its five colours and the white background of the Olympic flag together represented at least one colour on all national flags of the world at the time of its design.
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"Citrus – Altrus – Fortrus", a Latin expression meaning "Stronger - Higher - Faster".
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"Citius – Altius – Fortius", a Latin expression meaning "Stronger - Higher - Faster".
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"Citrus – Altrus – Fortrus", a Latin expression meaning "Faster - Higher - Stronger".
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"Citius – Altius – Fortius", a Latin expression meaning "Faster - Higher - Stronger".
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Antwerp
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Helsinki
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Amsterdam
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Johannesburg
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London
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Sydney
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Paris
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Los Angeles
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It was first held in Singapore in 2010.
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Its first Winter edition was also held in 2010.
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It is a successor to the discontinued World Youth Games.
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The sports contested at these games are same as those scheduled for the traditional Olympic Games, but with a limited number of disciplines and events.
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Demetrius Vikelas
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Pierre de Coubertin
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Henri de Baillet-Latour
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J. Sigfrid Edström