modern Olympic Games

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international sporting event multi-sport event recurring sporting event

The modern Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event, revived in 1896, in which athletes from around the world compete in a wide range of summer and winter sports every four years.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international sporting event → multi-sport event → recurring sporting event →
associatedOrganization	International Sports Federations → National Olympic Committees →
awards	bronze medals → gold medals → silver medals →
countryOfOrigin	Greece →
eligibility	athletes representing National Olympic Committees →
extendedMotto	Citius, Altius, Fortius – Communiter →
firstHeldInCity	Athens →
firstHeldInCountry	Greece →
firstSummerGamesYear	1896 →
firstWinterGamesCity	Chamonix →
firstWinterGamesCountry	France →
firstWinterGamesYear	1924 →
foundedBy	Pierre de Coubertin →
governingBody	International Olympic Committee →
governingBodyHeadquartersCountry	Switzerland →
hasComponent	closing ceremony → medal ceremonies → opening ceremony →
hasPart	Summer Olympic Games → Winter Olympic Games →
headquartersLocationOfGoverningBody	Lausanne →
inception	1896 →
includes	individual sports → summer sports → team sports → winter sports →
inspiredBy	ancient Olympic Games →
languageOfCeremonies	English → French → host country language →
motto	Citius, Altius, Fortius →
mottoEnglishTranslation	Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
organizedBy	International Olympic Committee →
participantType	elite athletes → national teams →
primaryPurpose	international sports competition →
recurrence	every four years → quadrennial →
secondaryPurpose	promotion of peace and international understanding →
shortName	Olympic Games →
summerWinterCycle	staggered every two years between Summer and Winter Games →
symbol	Olympic rings →
symbolDescription	five interlocking rings of blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field →
symbolDesigner	Pierre de Coubertin →

Referenced by (39)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1904 Summer Olympics → 1908 Summer Olympics → 1960 Summer Olympics → 2024 Summer Olympics ("Olympic Games") → Games of the I Olympiad → Games of the III Olympiad → Games of the XX Olympiad → Games of the XXXII Olympiad → Summer Olympics 1900 →	partOf
1924 Summer Olympics ("Modern Olympic Games") → Games of the X Olympiad ("Modern Olympic Games") → Games of the XXXIII Olympiad ("Modern Olympic Games") → Games of the XXXIV Olympiad ("Summer Olympic Games") →	partOfSeries
International Olympic Committee retrospective medal assignments ("Summer Olympic Games") → NOC Norway ("Summer Olympic Games") → Olympic Games results database ("Summer Olympic Games") →	scope
Austerity Games ("Summer Olympic Games") → International Olympic Committee Session ("Summer Olympic Games") →	associatedWith
Olympic Games ("Summer Olympic Games") → modern Olympic Games ("Summer Olympic Games") →	hasPart
IOC President ("Summer Olympic Games") → International Olympic Committee ("Summer Olympic Games") →	oversees
Breanna Stewart ("Olympic Games") → James Cracknell ("Olympic Games") →	participantIn
Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team ("Olympic Games") → Debinha ("Olympic Games") →	participatedIn
Great Britain ("Summer Olympic Games") →	competesIn
Sports Illustrated ("Olympic Games") →	coveredEvent
United by Emotion ("Summer Olympic Games") →	eventType
Olympic Games ("Summer Olympic Games") →	firstEditionType
Pierre de Coubertin →	founded
1896 Summer Olympics →	isPartOf
CIO ("Summer Olympic Games") →	organizes
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee ("Summer Olympic Games") →	overseesEventParticipation
Korean Sport & Olympic Committee ("Summer Olympic Games") →	participatesIn
United States men's national basketball team ("Summer Olympic Games") →	primaryCompetition
CONCACAF ("Olympic Games football tournament") →	qualifiesForCompetition
Team GB ("Summer Olympic Games") →	sportingEvent
Terre des Hommes ("Summer Olympic Games") →	usedForTypeOfEvent