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The modern Olympic Games are named for athletic contests had been held in ancient Greece for almost 12 centuries. They were subsequently banned in AD 394 but centuries later were revived and made international in 1896.With the introduction of the Winter Games in 1924.

Unfortunately during World War I and World War II the games were forced to be cancelled putting an end to the games of 1916, 1940, and 1944, but they resumed in 1948 and have been held every four years thereafter. After 1992 the winter and Summer Games were no longer held within the same calendar year.

The Summer Games Includes all kinds of sports such as rowing, basketball , boxing, canoeing, cycling, equestrian events (horseback riding), fencing, field hockey, gymnastics, football, judo, tennis, shooting, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, weight lifting, wrestling, and yachting. Winter events include skating, skiing, bobsledding, luge, tobogganing, ice hockey, and the biathlon event (skiing-shooting).

One of the most dramatic feats of the Olympics was the triumph of the United States track and field team in 1896. Competing as unofficial representatives, the ten-man squad reached Athens barely in time to participate. But they won nine out of 12 events.