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10,625 athletes participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. 2,508 athletes participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
At the Olympics all the athletes (who were men) were naked
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they come from all over the world
believe and practise
The purpose of the Olympics was to create a competition which athletes around the world can join in together. There is also award which can prove their efforts. The ancient Olympics honored the gods. The modern Olympics are to encourage international community and cooperation. The reason there is Olympics is because it is a way which all the countries can compete together besides having wars all the time.
The Olympics are important because it is a place where you can bring people together from all around the world.They are important because it is a peaceful competition between almost all of the nations in the world, and many titles of the 'worlds best athletes' are given out during the games of the Olympiad.
They won 3 together.
We have the Olympics so that athletes from all the world can come to compete in the sport they love (and hopefully win a medal:)
Yes. All Olympic athletes are drug tested.