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The Olympic games are now a commercial enterprise far more than a sporting tournament. It is driven my sales and markets.
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How was the olympic games in ancient Greece the same as today's olympic games?
They both had people in it and judges and prizes
How many medals did US Olympic won in 2011?
There were no Olympic Games - summer or winter in 2011. But there was a special Olympic Games that were held in Athens. But this is also known as The Special Olympic Games" and there's no inidcation of US in it.
How many US athletes compete in the 2008 olympic games?
Afghanistan-4 Albania-10 Algeria-61 American Samoa-4 Andorra-5 Angola-32 Anitgua & Barbuda-32 Argentina-147 Armenia-24 Aruba-2 Australia-456 Austria-47 Azerbaijan-37 Bahamas-25 Bahrain-15 Bangladesh-6 Barbados-8 Belarus-164 Belgium-105 Belize-3 Benin-4 Bermuda-6 Bhutan-2 Bolivia-7 Bosnia Herzegovina-4 Botswana-14 Brazil-293 British Virgin Islands-2 Brunei-2 Bulgaria-63 Burkina Faso-6 Burundi-3 Cambodia-4 Cameroon-53 Canada-344 Cape Verde-3 Cayman Islands-4 Central African Repub-3 Chad-2 Chile-31 China-579 Colombia-67 Comoros-3 Congo-5 Cook Islands-4 Costa Rica-7 Cote d-Ivoire-26 Croatia-101 Cuba-168 Cyprus-18 Czezh Republic-120 Democratic Repub of the Congo-5 Denmark-75 Djibouti-2 Dominica-2 Dominican Repub-23 Ecuador-25 Egypt-104 El Salvador-11 Equatorial Guinea-3 Eritrea-11 Estonia-46 Ethiopia-34 Fiji-6 Finland-67 France-334 Gabon-4 Gambia-3 Georgia-30 Germany-469 Ghana-9 Great Britain-327 Greece-132 Grenada-9 Guam-5 Guatemala-12 Guinea-4 Guinea-Bissau-3 Guyana-5 Haiti-6 Honduras-27 Hong Kong-33 Hungary-174 Iceland-27 India-53 Indonesia-24 Iran-48 Iraq-4 Ireland-56 Israel-28 Italy-329 Jamaica-58 Japan-351 Jordan-6 Kazakhstan-130 Kenya-56 Kiribati-3 Kuwait-7 Kyrgyzstan-17 Laos-4 Latvia-50 Lebanon-5 Lesotho-5 Liberia-3 Libya-6 Liechtenstein-2 Lithuania-69 Luxembourg-14 Macedonia-7 Madagascar-6 Malawi-4 Malaysia-31 Maldives-4 Mali-16 Malta-6 Marshall Islands-5 Mauritania-2 Mauritius-12 Mexico-83 Micronesia-5 Moldova-29 Monaco-5 Mongolia-22 Montenegro-18 Morocco-49 Mozambique-7 Myanmar-6 Namibia-10 Nauru-1 Nepal-6 Netherlands-263 Netherlands Antilles-3 New Zeland-196 Nicaragua-7 Niger-4 Nigeria-90 North Korea-63 Norway-90 Oman-4 Pakistan-22 Palau-5 Palestine-4 Panama-5 Papau New Guinea-8 Paraguay-7 Peru-11 Philippines-13 Poland-261 Portugal-86 Puerto Rico-22 Qatar-22 Romania-105 Russia-421 Rwanda-4 Saint Kitts & Nevis-4 Saint Lucia-4 Saint Vincent & the Grenadine-2 Samoa-6 San Marino-4 Sao Tome & Principe-3 Saudi Arabia-17 Senegal-12 Serbia-94 Seychelles-8 Sierra Lenoe-3 Singapore-24 Slovakia-56 Slovenia-50 Solomon Islands-3 Somalia-2 South Africa-137 South Korea-276 Spain-294 Sri Lanka-8 Sudan-9 Suriname-4 Swaziland-4 Sweden-124 Switzerland-81 Syria-8 Taiwan-75 Tajikistan-12 Tanzania-10 Thailand-43 Timor-Leste-2 Togo-4 Tonga-3 Trinidad & Tobago-30 Tunisia-22 Turkey-63 Turkmenistan-10 Tuvalu-3 Uganda-12 Ukraine-255 United Arab Emirates-6 United States-646 Uruguay-12 Uzbekistan-58 Vanuatu-3 Venezuela-110 Vietnam-11 Virgin Islands-8 Yemen-5 Zambia-8 Zimbabwe-13
Why do athletes compete in olympic games today?
For international fame.
Which winter olympic events US did not get a medal in 2007?
There were no Olympic Games in 2007. The summer games were in 2008 and the winter games were in 2010.
How long is the Olympic games today?
27 July - 12 August
In the Olympic games today what does a winner receive?
In modern Olympics games the got a gold medal, sliver medal and a bronze medal.
