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| 40 Amazing Facts About Olympic Games |
So today we are going to share the 40 amazing facts about the Olympic games with you.
1. India has won 28 medals in the Olympic Games. (9 gold, 12 bronze, 7 silver). There is also a fact that in India neither the Olympic Games have been played till date nor until 2050.
2. The history of the Olympic Games is seen in the Olympics in Greece from 776 B.C., 2794 years ago. These games continued till about 12 centuries, after which Emperor Theodosius closed at 393 A.D. These games were dedicated to the Olympian gods.
3. Playing the Olympic Games, adding a game to the Olympics and picking out, selecting a place for sports etc. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in 1894. But the Olympic Games were started two years later.
4. The modern Summer Olympic Games began on April 6, 1896, in Athens city of Greece and the start of the modern Winter Olympic Games on January 25, 1924, in the city of Chamonix, France. Initially, the Olympic Games were held every four years but after 1994 it started in every 2 years.
5. A torch is lit in the Olympic Games, it has passed through Russia almost 70 times.
6. In 1591, William Shakespeare was the first person to use the word "Olympian". He used this in his book Henry VI: "Promise them like rewards / As victors wear at the Olympian games."
7. Horses participating in the Olympics travel in business class. They have their own passports.
8. The player who won the first medal in the modern Olympic Games is named James B. Connolly (United States). These medals won them three jump games. (The first final event of the 1896 Olympics).
9. Prior Olympics only men had participated in the Olympics. Women were first included in the 1900 Olympics. There were 22 women who participated in just 5 games: tennis, sailing, crochet, horse riding, and golf. But now about 44% of women participate in the Olympics.
10. Last time cricket was included in the Olympics in the 1900s. In which other countries than Britain and France did not participate. Britain took gold, France made silver
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11. India has first participated in the 1900 Olympics play. In which India had won 2 silver medals in athletics
12. In 1924, the tennis was fired from the Olympics. Replaced in 1988.
13. Olympic medals are prepared every time by the organizing committee of the host city. Every medal should be at least 3 millimeters thick and 60 mm wide.
14. In the 1900 Paris Olympics, people coming to the 1st position were painted instead of a gold medal.
15. The Olympic Gold Medal which was completely made of gold was the last time it was given in 1912. The weight of this medal was 24 grams and the price was $ 14.58. But today, the gold medal of the Olympics is 1.2% (6gm) of 99.9% purity and 98.8% (49gm) silver of 92.5% purity.
16. The 5 rings printed on the Olympic flag show the five major continents Africa, America, Asia, Europe, Oceana. Rings are from left to right, blue, yellow, black, green and red. These five colors were chosen because at least one of these five colors is on the flag of every country. This flag was created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1914 but was the first wavy in the Olympic Games in 1920.
17. The Olympic is MOTTO: Citius, Altius, Fortius ("Swifter, Higher, Stronger"). It was announced in Paris in 1924.
18. The theist inauguration ceremony was organized during the 1908 Olympic Games. During this ceremony, the team of athletes are always at the forefront of the Greek team and then according to the language of the country, the rest of the team in the alphabetical order and finally the country team hosting.
19. Due to WW1 and WW2, the Olympic Games of 1916, 1940 and 1944 could not be held.
20. It has also happened that due to an incident the Olympic has been replaced. The 1908 Olympic Games were to be held in Rome but Mt. Vesuvius Due to the eruption of the volcano, they were shifted to London.
21. Greece, Australia, France, Switzerland, and Britain are the only countries that have participated in every Olympics. America could also join this list but she did not send her athlete in the 1980 Olympics.
22. Norway, Austria, and Liechtenstein are the only three countries to win more medals than summer Olympics in winter Olympics.
23. Summer Olympics games have won the medals by the US, 2522 medals and the highest medal in winter Olympic games have won 329 medals.
24. Africa and Antarctica are the only two continents that have not played the Olympic Games till date.
25. The highest number of 202 countries in history have participated in the 2004 Athens Olympics.
26. There are only four players who have won medals in both the Summer & Winter Olympics: Eddie Eagan (USA), Jacob Tullin Thams (Norway), Christa Luding-Rothenburger (Germany), and Clara Hughes (Canada).
27. London is the only city that has hosted the Olympics 3 times.
28. The record for winning the most medal in the Olympics is Michael Phelps of America, who has won 28 gold (23 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze) medals so far.
29. The record for winning the Olympic medal at the youngest is the Greek name Dimitrios Loundras. It won the bronze medal in the 1896 Olympics, at that time its age was only 10 years and 218 days.
30. The record for winning the Olympic medal at the age of most is the name of Oscar Swahn of Sweden, who won the silver medal in shooting at the age of 72 in the 1920 Olympics.
31. For the first time, an Olympian was banned when in 1968 a man in Mexico drank 2 beer to calm his nerves before pistol shooting.
32. The longest race in the history of the Olympics is a bicycle race of 199 miles, which won the 'Okay Lewis' of South Africa in Stockholm in 1912, in 10 hours, 42 minutes and 39 seconds. It was 4000 times the time it was for Usain Ballet to win a gold medal in the 100m race in the 2012 Olympics.
33. The longest wrestling match in the history of the game was between Martin Martin of Russia and Alfred of Finland in the 1912 Olympics. In the 11-hour match, this match was won by Martin, but he was so tired that he could not play the final match.
34. Coca-Cola company is the oldest sponsor of the Olympic Games. It has been continuously sponsoring since 1928.
35. Nearly all the players who win the medal in the Olympics cut the medal with a tooth while photographing.
36. 1936 Berlin, Olympics The first was the Olympics which was broadcast on TV. Earlier, the people had to listen to commentary on the radio and read the newspapers before that.
37. Olympic Anthem, designed by Spyridon Samar. And its lyrics have been taken from the poem of Greek poet Kostis Palamas.
38. Milkha Singh was the first Indian athlete who went to the finals of the Olympic Athletics. (In 1960, Rome Olympic).
39. To make the volleyball ground in 2012 Olympics, 5000-ton and was moved from Surrey to London.
40. The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics was so much spent, which was more than the previous 13 Olympics.
So friends this was the 40 amazing facts about Olympic games thanks for reading.
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