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This is a list of host cities of the olympic games, both summer and winter, since the modern olympics began in 1896. London 1948 5000m m seoul 1988 discus throw w sydney 2000 400m w rio 2016 4x100m m introduction athletics was on the programme of the games of the i olympiad in athens in 1896. Give an example of a sport included in the ancient olympics. Al bertrand of blackwell publishing read my two olympics books and invited me to write this brief history of the olympic games for the new series, brief histories of the ancient world. Since then, summer games have usually but not always celebrated a fouryear. You will learn about the modern olympic games and will also learn the history of this amazing, worldwide spo. Hosting the summer olympics or winter olympics makes a city part of the games rich tradition. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Before the 1970s the games were officially limited to competitors with amateur status, but in the 1980s many events were opened to professional athletes. As guttmann shows, politics has always been one of the olympics major events. Books to read if youre psyched about the winter olympics.
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