Every four years. the first Olympic games as we know it was held in 1896. the 2008 Olympics was known as the XXIX (29th) Olympiad
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∙ 11y agoAs of 2012, 27 Olympic Games have been held. London Games were the Games of XXXth Olympiad. Games of VIth, XIIth and XIIIth Olympiad were cancelled due to WWI and WWII.
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track and field has always been part of the olympics, since the first games in 1896
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Fencing has been a part of the Modern Olympics since the first Modern Olympic Games in 1896.
Swimming has been an Olymipic sport since 1896. It has been open to Women since 1912
14 nations participated in 1896 olympics.
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Yes. In fact, Australia claims to be one of only very few states to have had athletes in every modern Olympics since it began in 1896. This claim is debatable, but proves that Australia has a long, strong connection with the Olympics.
Edwin Flak was from Victoria, a British colony that became a part of Australia. He was living in London at the time of the Olympics and was the only Australian to compete in Athens in 1896.
Tennis and diving are both part of the Summer Olympics. Tennis was a part of the first modern Olympics during the summer of 1896. It was taken out of the Olympics in 1922 and restored to the Summer Olympics in 1988. Diving became a Summer Olympic sport in 1904.