It is named after the ancient "world" games, the olympics. That was named so because it was in honor of the gods who supposedly lived on Mount Olympia, in Greece.
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'.
A white tiger named Soohorang, for the Olympic Games.
The People's Republic of China first competed at the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki when they sent one athlete, a swimmer named Wu Chuanyu, to the Games. They did not compete in another Olympics until the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. They have competed in every Winter Olympics since then and competed in every Summer Olympics since 1984.
over 20 games in the Olympics
There are 29 sports in the Summer Olympics (although only 26 sports will be at the 2012 Olympics). There are 15 sports in the Winter Olympics (all 15 were held at the 2010 Olympics).
Golf was introduced into the Olympics in 1900. The 1904 Games were the last time golf was contested.
Singapore was first represented in the Olympics at the 1948 Games in London. One athlete participated, a high jumper named Lloyd Valberg who qualified for the finals and wound up finishing 14th.
Mt. Olympia
what is the prize for 2nd in the acient Olympics games
The Snickers Bar was the 'Official Snack Food' of the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Greece had created the Olympics. The Olympics were created for the Greek gods. Especially for Athena. (Which the city, Athens, was named after.) The Greece made the Olympics as the games to 'amuse' the gods, also for their honor for them. In Greek, the Olympics are spelt as Ολυμπιακοί. Olympics are for Mount Olympus, that was also for the Greek gods domain. It was also called Olympics because of Olympia, Greece for the name. The Games were not only entertainment, but to show their power and strengths to the gods. Summary: Called Olympics - Mount Olympus & Olympia, Greece Created Olympics - The people of Greece (you could say the gods in a way)