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because there was a big earth quake in athens No that is not correct; there WAS an unofficial games in 1906 although at the time the IOC said they were official but in recent years has backed off. The games were intended as an chance for all the athletes to go back to Greece in between the regular games but the ones scheduled for 1910 never took place because of political problems in the country.
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Where were the 1993 Olympic games?
There were no Olympic games in 1993. There were summer Olympic games in 1992 and 1996. There were winter Olympic games in 1992 and 1994.
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.
Why were there no Olympic games summer games held in 2001?
Because it was not an Olympic year
When and where were the Olympic games set?
in 1600 BC at Greece the Olympic games were set.
Did wars effect the olympic games?
WWI cause the 1916 Olympic Games to be cancelled. WWII cause the 1940 and 1944 Olympic Games to be cancelled.
Why are the games of 1906 in Athens Greece not reconised by the IOC as a real olympic games?
because in 1906 the fought loins naked after fighting each outher
Where was the 1906 olympic games held?
Games were in 1904 and 1908 - not 1906 London was 1908 games, and the UK Royal Mint issued a commemoratve 100 year £2 coin in 2008
Why are the games of 1906 in Athens Greece not recognised by the IOC as a real Olympic Games?
because the Olympics started in Greece
What was so interesting about the 1906 Olympic Games?
it was their tenth birthday which made it occur two years after the other one
Why are the 1906 olympic games not recognised by the IOC as a real olympic game?
They were held to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first modern Olympics and did not fall at the end of the four year Olympiad. They are known as the intercalated games due to the fact that they in-between numbered games.
When was Belgian Olympic Committee created?
Belgian Olympic Committee was created in 1906.
Was an Olympics held during Theodore Roosevelt's term?
Theodore Roosevelt served as President of the United States between September 14, 1901 and March 4, 1909. In that time, the 1904 Olympic Games, the officially unrecognized 1906 Intercalated Games, and the 1908 Olympic Games, were held.
What Olympic games were cancelled because of the Olympic games?
the olympic games, of course!
Will London be the first to host the olympic games three times in a row?
If that means three times successively, then the only city which could claim that would be Olympia, for about 200 olympiads of the ancient games. If you mean has London held them three times, then yes and no. London - 1908, 1948 and 2012, to be sure, but Athens held them in 1896, 1906 and 2000. However, the International Olympic Committee (years later) decided not to recognise the 1906 games as 'official.' Athletes who competed have been denied Olympic status and their medals also not recognised.
Where were the 1993 Olympic games?
There were no Olympic games in 1993. There were summer Olympic games in 1992 and 1996. There were winter Olympic games in 1992 and 1994.
How are the Olympic games similar to your Olympic games?
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What was the only 'unofficial' Olympics ever held in the history of the modern Olympics?
I think it is the 1906 Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece. It is not officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as it is the first and only mid-cycle Intercalated Games to be held in Athens, Greece where some traditons were embraced.
