International Olympic Day is celebrated every year on
23rd June
.
The theme of International Olympic Day 2022 is
Together, for a Peaceful World.
Since
1994
the Olympics are conducting events of Olympic alternately between the
summer and winter Olympics
every
two years.
The Olympics games originated in
Greece
around
3000
years ago
i.e from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD.
The
first Olympics
game was conducted in
Athens, Greece
in
1896.
In 1894,
Baron Pierre de
Coubertin
founded
the International Olympic Committee(
IOC
).
The
first Olympic Flag
was Unveiled in
1920.
The flag consists of
five
interconnected rings
. These rings possess colors i.e
Blue, yellow, Black, Green, and Red
These five rings represent five continents i.e
America, Africa, Australia, Europe, and Asia
.
Types of Olympic Game
1. Summer Olympic
2. Winter Olympic
3. Youth Olympic
4. Paralympic Game
Due to the World War Olympics being Cancelled in the years
1916, 1940, and 1944
.
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