Olympics Games

The Olympic Games, Olympics or simply and for short, JJ. OO., Are multidisciplinary sports involving athletes from around the world, in ancient Greece were dedicated to the god Zeus. There are two types of Olympics: Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics, which take place at an interval of four years. The organization responsible for the conduct of these is the International Olympic Committee (for short, IOC).
The current Olympic Games were inspired by the eighth century BC by the ancient Greeks organized in the city of Olympia, between the years 776. C. and 393 d. C. In the nineteenth century, the idea of ​​making a similar event to organized in antiquity, which would be realized primarily through the efforts of the French nobleman Pierre Fredy, Baron de Coubertin. The first edition of the so-called Olympics of the modern era were held in Athens, capital of Greece. Since that time, the Summer Olympics have been held every four years in different parts of the planet, the only exceptions being the editions of 1916, 1940 and 1944, due to the outbreak of the First and Second World War.
The Olympic symbol consists of five rings represent the five continents of the world: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Are intertwined to symbolize the friendship of all peoples sports.
The Winter Olympics were held for the first time in 1924 in the French town of Chamonix. Originally made as part of the summer event, the IOC's considered as a separate event retroactively, and since then began to be held in the same year as the original games. Subsequently, in order to foster the development of winter events, the IOC decided to delay the implementation of the Olympic Winter Games from Lillehammer 1994. Since then, the Winter Olympics are held in even years between two Summer Games. In 2007, the IOC decided to include a new type of event: Youth Olympic Games, which began to take place from 2010 to 2012 in their summer and winter editions, respectively.
The last Summer Olympics were held in London, UK, in 2012, while the Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia, in 2014.