This year (Beijing 2008) will be the 30th scheduled modern SUMMER Olympics - the first one was held in 1896 in Athens. HOWEVER the 1916 Berlin games were not held because of World War 1, the 1940 Tokyo games and the 1944 London games were not held because of World War 2. That makes Beijing the 27th games to actually take place. Addition: There have also been 22 Winter Olympics, although the ones in 1940 and 1944 were canceled.
So in total there have been 52 scheduled and 47 that have actually taken place.
In Greece, 1896, was when the first "modern" Olympics were held.
Starting in 1896, there have been 29 in the modern era, not including the winter olympics. Making the upcoming Olympics in London the 30th of the modern era.
The Modern Olympics trace their roots back to Greece. There have been thirty Summer Olympics and 22 Winter games held during the Modern era.
Most of the events from the Modern Olympics originally came from the Ancient Olympics but many more events have been added to the Modern Olympics...
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the London Olympics 2012 was the 30th modern olympiad .
There has been an Australian competitor at every one of the modern Olympics.
there are lots of rules in the modern olympics
The modern Olymplics began in 1896; therefore it has been running, intermittently, for 112 years.
It has been in every summer Olympics since the first modern one in 1896. But it was also an important sport in the ancient Greek Olympics, which happened many times.
112 years ... the first 'modern' Olympics were held in 1896 in Athens.
Fencing has been a part of the Modern Olympics since the first Modern Olympic Games in 1896.