At the inaugural Olympic Games in 1896 there were 14participating nations ; Greece (host nation), Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland and USA.
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There were nine sports in the 1896 Games: athletics, Wrestling, cycling, gymnastics, Fencing, Weightlifting, tennis, swimming, and shooting.
1896 was the first time the United States participated in the Olympics, which was a Summer Olympics. The first Winter Olympics the U.S. participated in was in 1924.
The countries that participated in their first Winter Olympics in 2002 were Nepal. Tajikistan, Cameroon, Thailand, and Hong Kong.
The 1924 Winter Games in Chamonix. Switzerland has participated in every Winter Olympics that has been held.
550 athletes participated in the first commonwealth games
China sent 24 athletes to the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid to compete in figure skating, speed skating, alpine skiing, cross country skiing, and biathlon. They did not win any medals. The 1980 Winter Olympics were the first Winter Olympics that China competed in.