# The Olympic Games are considered the world’s foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating. # The Olympic Games are normally held every four years, alternating between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years in the four-year period. # Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th Century BC to the 4th Century AD. # The IOC also endorses the Deaflympics and the Special Olympics. # World wars led to the cancellation of the 1916, 1940, and 1944 Olympics.

Source: The Nation July 26, 2021 18:56 UTC