Olympic Games

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international sporting event mega-event multi-sport event recurring sporting event sporting festival

The Olympic Games were a major ancient Greek athletic and religious festival held in honor of Zeus, featuring competitions among city-states that inspired the modern international sporting event.

Aliases (6)

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international sporting event → mega-event → multi-sport event → recurring sporting event → sporting festival →
award	bronze medal → gold medal → silver medal →
countryOfOrigin	Greece →
firstEditionCountry	Greece →
firstEditionLocation	Athens →
firstEditionType	Summer Olympic Games →
foundedBy	Pierre de Coubertin →
governingBodyHeadquarters	Lausanne →
governingBodyHeadquartersCountry	Switzerland →
hasAnthem	Olympic Hymn →
hasCeremony	closing ceremony → medal ceremony → opening ceremony →
hasFeature	Olympic Village → bid process → broadcast rights → host city selection process → sponsorship program → torch relay →
hasLanguage	English → French →
hasMotto	Citius, Altius, Fortius → Citius, Altius, Fortius – Communiter →
hasObjective	develop youth through sport → encourage fair play → promote international understanding through sport → promote peace →
hasOfficialOath	athletes' oath → coaches' oath → judges' oath →
hasPart	Paralympic Games → Summer Olympic Games → Winter Olympic Games → Youth Olympic Games →
inception	1896 →
inspiredBy	Ancient Olympic Games →
namedAfter	Olympia →
organizedBy	International Olympic Committee →
recurrenceInterval	4 years →
relatedEvent	Ancient Olympic Games → Paralympic Games → Special Olympics World Games → World Games →
shortName	Olympics →
sportDiscipline	archery → athletics → badminton → basketball → boxing → cycling → equestrian → fencing → field hockey → football → golf → gymnastics → handball → judo → rowing → rugby sevens → sailing → swimming → table tennis → taekwondo → tennis → volleyball → weightlifting → wrestling →
symbol	Olympic flag → Olympic flame → Olympic rings →

Referenced by (130)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1924 Winter Olympics → 1932 Winter Olympics → 1960 Winter Olympics → 1964 Winter Olympics → 1968 Summer Olympics → 1972 Summer Olympics → 1992 Summer Olympics → 1992 Winter Olympics → 2006 Winter Olympics → 2010 Winter Olympics → 2014 Winter Olympics → 2028 Summer Olympics → 2032 Summer Olympics → Games of the XXX Olympiad → Olympic rings → VIII Olympic Winter Games → Winter Olympics → XVI Olympic Winter Games →	partOf
Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games → Citius, Altius, Fortius → Echo Stoa → IOC Executive Board → IOC Session → Izzy → Nokki → North Stoa → Olympic Order → Sam the Olympic Eagle → Strahlenkranz → Sukki → Temple of Zeus at Olympia → Villa of Nero at Olympia ("ancient Olympic Games") →	associatedWith
Asian Games → British Empire Games → Isthmian Games → Olympic Games ("Ancient Olympic Games") → Pan American Games →	relatedEvent
Josiah Ng → Károly Takács ("Summer Olympics") → Michael Phelps → Soviet Union national ice hockey team →	competedIn
Li Ning → Lord Burghley → Olga Korbut → Thomas Bach →	competitionClass
Olympic Games ("Ancient Olympic Games") → Pan American Games → Universiade → modern Olympic Games ("ancient Olympic Games") →	inspiredBy
Commonwealth Games series → Olympic Solidarity → One World, One Dream → Paralympic Games →	relatedTo
Alfeios River ("ancient Olympic Games") → Altis sacred precinct ("ancient Olympic Games") → valley of the Alfeios River ("ancient Olympic Games") →	associatedWithEvent
Hippodrome of Olympia ("ancient Olympic Games") → May Field ("Summer Olympics") → South Stoa (Olympia) ("ancient Olympic Games") →	usedDuring
Nagoya Resolution → Olympic rings ("Summer Olympics") →	appliesTo
Eurosport → NBC Sports →	broadcasts
Nemean Games → Paralympic Games →	follows
Empire State Games → Youth Olympic Games →	modeledAfter
Hayley Wickenheiser → Miloslav Nosek →	participantIn
1980 Summer Olympics → Games of the XXXIV Olympiad →	partOfSeries
Olympic Phryge → Olympic rings →	represents
Heraia → Winter Olympics ("Summer Olympics") →	separateFrom
Olympic Games ("Olympics") → modern Olympic Games →	shortName
Plum Blossom Banner → Zhōnghuá Táiběi →	usedIn
Games of the I Olympiad ("ancient Olympic Games") →	basedOn
Games of the III Olympiad ("Olympic Summer Games") →	belongsToSeries
Great Britain →	competesIn
Paul Masson →	competitionType
Panhellenic Games →	consistsOf
John Inverdale →	coveredEvent
Dick Enberg →	coveredSport
Armen Keteyian →	coveredTopic
BBC Sport →	coversSport
Greeks →	culturalContribution
Olympia →	depicts
Chariots of Fire →	depictsEvent
Olympic Games results database →	domain
Sam the Olympic Eagle ("Summer Olympics") →	eventType
BOA →	focus
Al Michaels →	hasCoveredEvent
Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming →	hasEventType
Ancient Greek religion →	hasFestival
Greek Antiquity →	hasKeyInstitution
Panhellenic Games →	hasPart
Paralympic Games →	heldAfter
Paralympic Games →	heldInParallelWith
Special Olympics →	isDifferentFrom
Games of the III Olympiad ("Summer Olympics") →	isEditionOf
Games of the III Olympiad ("Summer Games") →	isSummerOrWinter
Vicky Bullett ("Summer Olympics") →	medalistAt
Razif Sidek →	medalistIn
Olympia-Schwimmstadion →	namedAfter
CBC Sports →	notableCoverage
International Olympic movement →	organizes
Georges André →	participatedIn
New Zealand national sports teams →	participateIn
Pindar's odes →	performanceContext
O Canada →	performedAt
1896 Summer Olympics ("ancient Olympic Games") →	precededBy
Friendly Games →	relatedConcept
Spartan army →	religiousFestivalConstraint
Eric Lindros →	represented country at tournament
Emma Meesseman →	representedInCompetition
Team GB →	representsAt
CAN →	representsIn
Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games →	scope
Nemean Games →	similarTo
Pythian Games →	sisterEvent
Bridgestone →	sponsors
Team GB →	sportingEvent
La Gazzetta dello Sport →	subject
2008 Summer Olympics ("Summer Games") →	typeOfGames
TPE →	usedInContext
Chinese Taipei →	usedInContextOf
Statue of Zeus at Olympia →	worshipContext