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Why did the summer Olympics and winter Olympics divide into 2 year interval?
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Why did the summer Olympics and winter Olympics divide?
because if summer games were in the winter where would they have golfing
What other Olympics are there?
Winter Olympics , summer Olympics and Para Olympics .
When did the summer Olympics and winter Olympics divide?
The Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics were held in the same year every four years until 1992. The summer games continued on their four-year cycle, but the winter games were held again just two years later in 1994 before returning to a four-year cycle.
Where will 2009 winter Olympics be held?
The year 2009 will not have Summer Olympics or Winter Olympics. The Olympics only occur once every 2 years, and alternates Summer, Winter, Summer, Winter...
Is football a Summer or winter Olympics?
In the winter olympics.
Was the first Olympics a summer or winter?
It was the Summer Olympics
What is the gap between the every Olympics?
The summer olympics happens every four years but in between those four years, the winter olympics would occur on the second year. For example: summer olympics-2000 winter olympics-2002 summer olympics-2004 winter olympics-2006 summer olympics-2008 winter olympics-2010 summer olympics-2012 winter olympics -2014 etc......
Was winter Olympics ever held at two year interval?
Yes, in 1992 and 1994. Up to 1992, the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics were held in the same year. The International Olympic Committee decided to split the Winter and Summer Games by two years in the hopes of getting more attention for the Games since they would be held two years apart instead of in the same year. To do this, they scheduled the Winter Olympics for 1994, two years after the 1992 Winter Olympics and kept the Summer Olympics scheduled for 1996, four years after the 1992 Summer Olympics. 1992 and 1994 is the only time the Winter Olympics were held two years apart.
Are summer and winter olympics in same city?
No. The hostage of the summer and winter Olympics decided separately.
Is it the summer or winter Olympics this year 2011?
The summer and winter Olympics is in 2012, next year.
What city hosted the 2010 summer Olympics?
There is no 2010 Summer Olympics. The Olympics in 2010 was a Winter Olympics that took place in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The next summer Olympics after the 2010 Winter Olympics is the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Was 2004 a Winter Olympics or a summer Olympics?
it was Atenas 2004 and summer.
