Olympic Games

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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.

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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 modern Olympic Games
surface form: 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
surface form: 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
modern Olympic Games
surface form: Summer Olympic Games

Winter Olympics
surface form: Winter Olympic Games

Youth Olympic Games
inception 1896
inspiredBy Olympic Games self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ancient Olympic Games
namedAfter Olympia
organizedBy International Olympic Committee
recurrenceInterval 4 years
relatedEvent Olympic Games self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ancient Olympic Games

Paralympic Games
Special Olympics
surface form: Special Olympics World Games

World Games
shortName Olympic Games self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 rings
surface form: Olympic flag

Olympic flame
Olympic rings

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Miraitowa associatedMovement Olympic Games
Ἥραιον Ὀλυμπίας associatedWithEvent Olympic Games
this entity surface form: ancient Olympic Games
Deaflympics distinguishedFrom Olympic Games
Stadium of Olympia usedFor Olympic Games
this entity surface form: ancient Olympic Games
Hortência Marcari medalistIn Olympic Games
Games of the XVII Olympiad partOf Olympic Games
Asafa Powell competedIn Olympic Games
East Asian Youth Games inspiredBy Olympic Games
Patty Mills competitionClass Olympic Games
Karate includedIn Olympic Games
KSOC primaryFocus Olympic Games
Harmony and Progress relatedTo Olympic Games
Games of the XXV Olympiad partOf Olympic Games
Cobi associatedWithSportEventType Olympic Games
this entity surface form: Summer Olympics
Games of the XXIV Olympiad partOf Olympic Games
Olympic Capital usedInContext Olympic Games
Olympic Museum associatedWith Olympic Games
Bullett participatedIn Olympic Games
subject surface form: Vicky Bullett
this entity surface form: Summer Olympics
Empire Games relatedTo Olympic Games
Jrue Holiday competitionClass Olympic Games
Ellen White participatedIn Olympic Games
Goodwill Games basedOn Olympic Games
USA Shooting participatesIn Olympic Games
Olympic Stadium associatedWith Olympic Games
Press participatedIn Olympic Games
subject surface form: Tammy Press
With Glowing Hearts associatedWith Olympic Games
Mukmuk associatedWithSportEvent Olympic Games
XXII Olympic Winter Games partOf Olympic Games
Pelopion associatedWithEvent Olympic Games
this entity surface form: ancient Olympic Games
Wrestling featuredIn Olympic Games
Rudy Gobert medalistAt Olympic Games