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In ancient Greece Olympia was the venue for the games which took their name after this city: The Olympic games. They were not in Athens. The modern Olympic Games are different.
Olympic games
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was the venue for baseball at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
olympic games = 奥运会 (ao4 yun4 hui4)
Torchbearer.
Seoul 88. Barcalona 92 Atlanta 96. Sydney 2000. Athens 2004.
The Ancient Greeks held the games at Olympus, Greece, thus giving the name 'The Olympic Games'. In 1894, Pierre de Coubertin wanted to continue the Olympics, and named these modern Olympics the 'Modern Olympic Games'.
No, Fiji has never hosted the Olympic Games.
Games of the XXX Olympiad
Well, the Olympic games started in Greece. The Greeks believed that their gods roamed on Mount Olympus. So that is where the name comes from.
There was no Olympic Games in 1987... Los Angeles hosted in 1984, Seoul in 1988.