1906 Intercalated Games

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The 1906 Intercalated Games were an unofficial multi-sport international event held in Athens and organized by the International Olympic Committee as an intermediate competition between the 1904 and 1908 Olympic Games.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Intercalated Games
international sports competition
multi-sport event
aim to hold intermediate Olympic Games in Athens every four years
alsoKnownAs 1906 Olympic Games NERFINISHED
Athens 1906 NERFINISHED
city Athens NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Greece
endDate 1906-05-02
featuredSport Greco-Roman wrestling NERFINISHED
athletics
cycling
fencing
football
gymnastics
rowing
sailing
shooting
swimming
tennis
water polo
weightlifting
wrestling
followedBy 1908 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
introducedFeature more compact and organized competition schedule
parade of nations with athletes marching behind national flags
IOCDecision later removed from the official list of Olympic Games
languageOfHostNation Greek
legacy improved organizational model for later Olympic Games
mottoLanguage Greek
notRecognizedAs official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee today
numberOfAthletes 854
numberOfEvents 78
numberOfFemaleAthletes 6
numberOfMaleAthletes 848
numberOfParticipatingNations 20
numberOfSports 14
openedBy George I of Greece NERFINISHED
organizer International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Olympic Games NERFINISHED
precededBy 1904 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
primaryVenue Panathenaic Stadium NERFINISHED
recognizedBy International Olympic Committee (at the time of the event) NERFINISHED
stadium Panathenaic Stadium NERFINISHED
startDate 1906-04-22
status unofficial Olympic Games
timePeriod early 20th century

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