Olympic Games 2024, May

In 1972, for the first time, the Olympic Games were held outside the United States and Europe. The capital of the XI Winter Olympic Games was the Japanese city of Sapporo. The games were held from 3 to 13 February. Japan did not claim to be the leading sports power at the time

The Olympic Games are the largest international competitions that take place every four years. It is an honor for the country to host athletes. However, there have been moments in history when the most significant sporting event had to be canceled

The Olympic Village is the name of the microdistrict intended for the residence of the participants in the Olympic Games. The first such development was erected for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1932. After the completion of sports events, the property is usually sold out and the village becomes a regular residential area

Freestyle wrestling is a competition between two athletes. Each of the athletes tries to put the other on the shoulder blades or win with the help of other techniques (grabs, throws, flips, sweeps and trips). For freestyle wrestling competitions, a special square-shaped carpet area is arranged, its side is eight meters

Holding the Olympics for any city is a truly significant event. Many cities compete for the right to host the games, but only one becomes the winner. The path to success begins with an application to the International Olympic Committee. To apply to host the Olympic Games, you need not only the desire of the city authorities, but also the availability of the necessary infrastructure, financial capabilities, support from the leadership of the National Olympic Committee

Rowing was included in the Summer Olympics program in 1900 as a men's competition. The competition among women began to be held in 1976 in Montreal. This sport is a cyclic one. During rowing competitions, athletes sit with their backs to the direction of travel

The host country of the Olympic Games has a lot of chores and responsibilities. Build new or modernize existing sports facilities, place participants in the Olympic Village, provide them with everything they need, including food. And this is a very difficult task

In ancient Greece, the Olympic Games were considered the most important event, and therefore the winners became the real idols of their fellow citizens. They were looked upon as heroes, showered with honors and praises, and their statues were erected in the main squares

Despite the fact that the basic provisions of the Olympics are peace, friendship and mutual understanding, the competition in the competition unfolds with a vengeance. And some athletes are ready to literally gnaw out a medal with a scandal

Olympiad ambassadors take part in a variety of events in the field of culture, education, ecology, which are held by the organizing committee of the Olympic Games. Every year, the official representatives of the Olympics promote a healthy lifestyle in Russia and around the world

The 1972 Summer Olympics, held in Munich, were overshadowed by a tragic event - a terrorist attack organized by the radical Palestinian group "Black September". As a result, on September 5, 11 members of the Israeli delegation - athletes, coaches and judges - were taken hostage

Almost since the revival of the Olympic Games, women have received the right to participate in them together with men. However, some countries until recently did not admit women to their teams. These states include Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has been participating in the Olympic Games since 1972

The 2012 London Olympics are not complete without scandals, including referees. Considerable indignation was caused by the appeal of the Japanese all-around men's artistic gymnastics team, which completely changed the position of the teams on the podium

On August 12, the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London took place. All competitions have been held, medals have been received, and now we can talk about how the Russian team performed at them. According to the medal standings, Russia is in fourth place, behind only teams from the USA, Great Britain and China

The opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games of the last decades are always a colorful show in which thousands of volunteers, professional actors, the most famous athletes and officials are involved. These two events bring together not only sports fans, but also connoisseurs of mass performances, representatives of the elite and just people who want to witness the most significant events of their time

In the capital of Great Britain from July 27 to August 12, 2012, the jubilee, thirtieth summer Olympic Games will be held. London is the only city in the world to host this grand sporting event for the third time. This is evidence of the high level of preparation of the city, its equipment with the most modern sports grounds, where 302 sets of Olympic awards in 37 sports will be played

The 1936 Olympics turned out to be the most controversial of all the Games in the entire history of their holding. Germany was not allowed to participate in these competitions in 1920 and 1924, which did not bother Hitler at all, since he believed that it was not proper for true Aryans to compete with "

After World War II, the Olympic movement continued to develop. In particular, in the 1950s, socialist countries began to actively participate in the Games. The Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne became a great success for these states. The place for the next Olympiad was determined at a meeting of the Commission of the International Olympic Committee in 1949 in Rome

The 1920 Olympic Games were held in the Belgian city of Antwerp. The official opening of the Olympics took place on August 14, and it closed on August 29. However, for various reasons, competitions in some sports were held either earlier or later than this period

In May 1931 in Barcelona, at the IOC session, it was decided that the 1936 Summer Olympics would be held in Berlin, and the winter Olympics - in two other German cities - Garmisch and Partenkirchen. These towns won the fight against the German cities of Schreiberhau and Braunlag, as well as St

The IV Winter Olympic Games were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany) on February 6-16, 1936. The history of these Games began in Barcelona in 1931. At the IOC session, it was then decided to hold the Summer Olympics in Berlin. The OC of Germany expressed a desire to host the Winter Olympics in this country as well

One of the symbols of the Olympic Games is fire. It should burn in a special container - "bowl" - at the stadium, where most of the competition takes place. And when the Olympics are over, the fire goes out in order to flare up again in four years, but in another city

The development of world sports depends on who will head the International Olympic Committee. After all, the head of the Olympic Committee is not just an official, but a person on whom a huge number of hopes are pinned, and he faces difficult tasks

Like all major international sporting events, the Olympic Games are held in strict accordance with the established regulations. These regulations are clearly spelled out in the Olympic Charter - a set of basic principles of Olympism and rules adopted by the International Olympic Committee

In 1980, the Olympic Games were first held on the territory of the Soviet Union - in Moscow. This decision by the International Olympic Committee caused serious controversy and eventually led to a split in the Olympic movement. The decision to hold the Olympics in Moscow was made back in 1974

The organizers of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi had to do a tremendous amount of work. After all, it was necessary to build a number of new sports facilities, and at the highest level, to lay new roads, to improve the infrastructure. Now, when there is very little time left before the opening of the games, it is already safe to say that an ambitious project of grandiose proportions has been successfully implemented

The hosting of the Olympic Games is a great honor both for the host country and for the city where the athletes' competitions will be held. However, it is also a very troublesome, complex and costly undertaking. Nevertheless, there are many examples of how the holding of high-ranking sports events contributed to the transformation of the city, making it more beautiful and more convenient for residents and guests

The tradition of hosting the Olympic Games was revived by Baron Pierre de Coubertin at the end of the 19th century. Since that time, their own customs and traditions of the Olympics have developed, which are different from those that existed in Ancient Greece

The list of sports called Olympic sports is regularly updated with new disciplines. True, this is happening rather slowly. And representatives of many sports federations dream of their favorite type of competition included in the Olympic program

There are only a few months left before the Winter Olympic Games will open in the Russian resort town of Sochi on the Black Sea coast. Hosting sports on such a grand scale is not an easy task. Therefore, quite natural questions arise: whether the sports facilities are conveniently located in terms of accessibility, whether the transport problem has been solved, whether there are enough hotels to accommodate athletes and fans

The organization of the Olympic Games is not only a troublesome and responsible business, these are tasks that go far beyond the legal field of one state, and therefore international experts and advisers are involved in the work. To coordinate their work, as well as to control the quality of preparation for the Olympics, special governing bodies have been created

Hosting the modern Olympic Games is fraught with hassle and colossal financial costs. In the city where the competition will be held, it is necessary either to build new sports facilities, or to modernize the existing ones, and at the most modern level

Despite the fact that one of the most important goals of the modern Olympic movement is the establishment of friendship, equality and mutual understanding between representatives of different countries, athletes still strive primarily for victory in competitions

1980 in the history of the modern Olympic movement is best known for the boycott of the Moscow Summer Olympics, but the Winter Games were also held in the same year. They took place at the beginning of the year in the American city of Lake Placid and were not accompanied by any political collisions

The XXX Summer Olympic Games in London kicked off on 25 July with a closing ceremony on 12 August. A total of 302 sets of medals will be played in 39 sports disciplines in 26 sports. From the very beginning of the Olympics, a stubborn struggle unfolded both in the individual championship and in the overall medal standings

The next summer Olympic Games, the thirtieth in a row, will be held in London from July 27 to August 12, 2012. London has already hosted the Olympics twice - in 1908 and 1948, and will be the first city to host it three times. He was awarded this honor in a difficult struggle with four contenders:

Since 2008, a new sport has been included in the Summer Olympic Games program - BMX. This is one of the most popular extreme entertainment in the United States, while in Russia it is just beginning to gain momentum. The name BMX comes from the English phrase Bicycle Motocross, it is a stunt ride on special bicycles

At the XXX Olympic Games in London, for three weeks, the best athletes from all over the world competed among themselves for gold medals to bring their national team to the first place in the standings. Moreover, on the way to victory, some of them managed to set new world records

The Olympiads are still the most spectacular and major event in the world of sports. Every fan dreams of getting to these competitions at least once in their life. The 2012 Summer Olympics will be held in London, which is always waiting for tourists and sports enthusiasts

Despite the fact that the athletes of the Soviet Union won the lion's share of medals at every Olympics for forty years, the largest sports forum on the planet was held in the USSR only once. This happened in 1980, when the Games of the XXII Summer Olympics were held in Moscow and several other cities of the Soviet Union