The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques) are the leading international … See more

The Ancient Olympic Games (Ancient Greek: τὰ Ὀλύμπια, ta Olympia ) were religious and athletic festivals held every four years at the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia, Greece. Competition was among representat… See more

Various uses of the term "Olympic" to describe athletic events in the modern era have been documented since the 17th century. The first such event was the Cotswold Games or "Cotswold Olimpick Games", a… See more

The Olympic Movement encompasses a large number of national and international sporting organisations and federations, recognised media partners, as well as athletes, officials, judges, and every other person an… See more

The Olympic Games have been commercialised to various degrees since the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, when a number of companies paid for advertising, including Kodak. In 1908, Oxo… See more