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How many times Britain held Olympics?
The UK has hosted the olympics Olympic Games in 1908, 1948 and 2012. The 2012 Summer Olympics made London (also called the London Olympics) the first city to have hosted the modern Games of three Olympiads. The games have never been held as one of the Principality countries of the UK solely The Winter Olympic games have not been held in UK
What city hosted the Olympics the first time women were allowed to compete?
That would be Paris and the 1900 Summer Olympics. Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain was the first woman to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games when she won the Ladies Singles competition in tennis.
How many Olympic Games has Lauren Jackson been to?
The 2008 Games are the third that Lauren Jackson has played for Australia. She was a member of the silver medal winning teams at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Games.
Have Canada hosted the olympic games?
Yes, the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary. Canada is schedule to host the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.
Which city has hosted the Olympics twice?
* The ancient Olympic Games were always held in Olympia, Greece. * The modern Olympic Games were first held in Athens in 1896, and were held there again in 1906, as the first of a second series of Olympic Games, the intercalated games, to be held in Anthens every four years in between the games being organised by cities around the globe. Though Athens 1906 had a big influence on the Olympic movement, the series didn't continue, making 1906 a bit of an exception, usually ignored in lists about the Olympic Games. * Paris was the first city to host the Olympic Games twice, hosting them in 1900 and again in 1924. (Ignoring the intercalated games.) * Counting the intercalated games, Athens was the first city to host the modern games trice: 1896, 1906, 2004.
