About Olympic games in general

Olympic games are competitions between sportsmen, both in individual and in team disciplines, not between countries. They gather sportsmen, who were named by their Olympic committees, and whose applications were accepted by International Olympic committee, and who compete with their sports associations for regular leadership of international associations.
The highest body for any question concerning Olympic games is IOC.
Olympic games consist of Olympic games and winter Olympic games. Olympic games take place every four years (excerpt from Olympic charter).
 

History background

French pedagogue and humanist Pierre de Coubertin very well introduced to history of antique, came to idea that Olympic games should be renewed so that they could give sports organizational and human content. Thanks to his persistence, he organized Founding congress of International Olympic committee in Paris in 1894., for which he set up the rules. In the big arena theater on Paris Sorbonne in 1894., 79 delegates and 49 sports associations from 12 countries unanimity accepted the decision to renew Olympic games.
After the decision of the first Congress of the International Olympic committee, first renewed Olympic games were in capital of Greece, cradle of Olympic games, Athens, in 1986.
First particular principle of modern Olympic games established by Pierre Coubertini is that in them should not be discrimination of the sportsmen, on the race, religion, national or politic basis.
By renewing Olympic games, besides competitions, Pierre de Coubertin wanted to renew the spirit of the ceremony too. That is why beside competition of the sportsmen, Swedes introduced competitions of the artists in 1912. It lasted for next seven games, and after London in 1948. it was cancelled.

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