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On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic Games are held in Athens, Greece, with athletes from 14 countries participating. ... The ancient games are believed to have originated in 776 B.C. in Olympia, Greece, where athletes competed in one event: a foot race.
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Figure skating and ice hockey were included in some early Summer Olympics, but the first full-fledged Winter Games took place in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
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they then marched with their teams in a parade from champions city hall to the olympics
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Norway led the way with 39 medals, 14 of them gold. Germany also had 14 golds out of their 31 total medals. The United States was fourth in the overall medal count (Canada was third), with nine golds and 23 medals in all. Hungary and Ukraine each had a single medal, but they were both gold. Belgium had a single silver and Kazakhstan, Latvia and Liechtenstein each had a single bronze. Here's the complete list.
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July 1 1938 Japan gives 1940 winter Olympic games goes back to 1924.held chamonix franc these were the first winter games to be ever held.
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Although the ancient Games were staged in Olympia, Greece, from 776 BC through 393 AD, it took 1503 years for the Olympics to return. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896.
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The XXIII Olympic Winter Games have been discussed intensely since the declaration of the venue.
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Feb. 9 to 25. (There were a few preliminary events on Feb. 8.) Check out the highlights from the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.
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The 2018 Winter Olympics began Friday, Feb. 9 in PyeongChang Olympic Stadium, and the schedule of events is packed from the opening ceremony until the closing ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 25.
