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General knowledge about Olympic Games

General knowledge about Olympic Games...

Which is an important part of competitive exams for General Awareness section. Aspirants of various government exams like ssc, rrb, bank etc must read about olympic openings carefully as general awareness is a part of the syllabus of most of these exams.
Aspirants of most reputed UPSC exam also have various questions related to sports because questions based on it can be asked in UPSC Prelims Exam.

Olympics:

The Olympic Games are held every four years. The game is played in two seasons, summer and winter. This is the reason why the games have been titled as Summer Olympic and Winter Olympic Games. Thousands of participants from different countries participate in this event. Various competitions are organized in this event. The Olympic Games mainly highlights three major events; Opening, Closing and Medal Presentation Ceremony. The Olympic Games are organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC is headquartered in Lausanne.

History:

The first Olympic Games were held at the foot of the Olympus hill to satisfy the Greek god Zeus. The existence was traced back to 394 BC. The game was banned after the proclamation of the Roman king. Some dangerous sporting events are organized in this game where life was at risk. In 1913, the first Olympic flag was created with the help of Byron Pear da Curbutin and was first raised at the Entrol Olympic Games, 1920.

Flag:

The emblem of the Olympics actually depicts a ring of five colors. The ring of five colors defines the five continents of the world. The colors are arranged from left to right starting with blue, yellow, black, green and ending with red. which is like this
  • The color blue defines Europe.
  • Yellow color defines Asia.
  • Black color defines Africa.
  • The color green defines Australia.
  • The color red defines America.
  • Summer Olympic Games
    YearPlaceTop in Medal
    1896Athens (Greece)America
    1900ParisAmerica
    1904Sant Luis (Germany)America
    1908London (U.K)Britain
    1912Stolkhotm (Sweden)Sweden
    1920Antey (Canada)America
    1924ParisAmerica
    1928Amsterdam (Holand)America
    1932Los AnglesAmerica
    1936Berlin (Germany)Germany
    1948LondonAmerica
    1952Helsinki (Finland)Russia
    1956Melbourne (Australia)Russia
    1960Rome (Italy)Russia
    1964Tokyo (Japan)Russia
    1968Mexico city (Mexico)America
    1972Murikh (Germany)Russia
    1976Montrial (Canada)Russia
    1980Mosco (USSR)Russia
    1984Los AnglesAmerica
    1988Scot (South Korea)Russia
    1992Bersilona (Spain)Russia
    1996Atlanta (U.S.A)America
    2000Sydney (Australia)America
    2004Athens (Greece)America
    2008Beiging (China)
    2012London
    Winter Olympic Games
    YearPlace
    1924chamonics France
    1928St. Morlly Switzerland
    1932Lake Placid
    1936Germany
    1948St. Mortiz(Switzerland)
    1952Osono(Norway)
    1956Italy
    1960California(America)
    1964Astrie
    1968France
    1972Sappero(Japan)
    1976Austria
    1980New York
    1984Yogoslavia
    1988Alberrta(Canada)
    1992France
    1994Norway
    1998Nagona(Japan)
    2002Saltlake City U.S.A
    2006Turin Italy
    2010Vancouver Canada
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