this year is the 30th modern olympiad
this year it is the 30th olympic games of the modern era.
The Baron de Coubertin supervised the Olympic Games for 29 years, from when it started.
every four years
The Summer Modern Olympic Games occur every four years since 1896. The Winter Modern Olympic Games also occur every four years since 1924. So, since there were Summer Olympic Games in 2008, there will be Winter Olympic Games in 2010, and more Summer Olympic Games in 2012.
The modern Olympic games are held every four years.
The "International Olympic Committee" (IOC) organizes the modern Olympic Games and the Youth Olympic Games, held in Summer and Winter, every four years.
The Ancient Olympic Games were held every four years, a tradition that continues in the modern era.
Pierre de Coubertin revived the idea for the modern Olympics in 1889 and seven years later the first modern Olympic Games were held at Athens, Greece.
The 'modern' Olympic games began in 1896.
The Olympics became modern back in it's birthplace in 1896, a lapse of 1,500 years.
28. The first modern Olympics was in Athens in 1896 and the first Winter Olympics was in Chamonix (France) in 1924.
Before the modern Games were started, a committee was formed (International Olympic Committee) to work out the details concerning holding the Games. It was decided to hold the first modern Games (1896) in Athens due to Greece being the country where the Olympic Games were first held more than 2500 years earlier.