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 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 – 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
Summer Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games
linked to: Winter Olympics

Youth Olympic Games
inception 1896
inspiredBy Ancient Olympic Games
linked to: Olympic Games
namedAfter Olympia
organizedBy International Olympic Committee
recurrenceInterval 4 years
relatedEvent Ancient Olympic Games
linked to: Olympic Games

Paralympic Games
Special Olympics World Games
linked to: Special Olympics

World Games
shortName Olympics
linked to: Olympic Games
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 flag
linked to: Olympic rings

Olympic flame
Olympic rings

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Ancient Greek religion hasFestival Olympic Games
Chinese Taipei usedInContextOf Olympic Games
Commonwealth Games series relatedTo Olympic Games
2028 Summer Olympics partOf Olympic Games
2006 Winter Olympics partOf Olympic Games
Winter Olympics partOf Olympic Games
Winter Olympics separateFrom Summer Olympics
linked to: Olympic Games
1972 Summer Olympics partOf Olympic Games
subject linked to: 1972 Summer Olympics (Munich)
Greek Antiquity hasKeyInstitution Olympic Games
modern Olympic Games shortName Olympic Games
modern Olympic Games inspiredBy ancient Olympic Games
linked to: Olympic Games
Olympic Phryge represents Olympic Games
Eurosport broadcasts Olympic Games
valley of the Alfeios River associatedWithEvent ancient Olympic Games
linked to: Olympic Games
Echo Stoa associatedWith Olympic Games
1992 Winter Olympics partOf Olympic Games
Pythian Games sisterEvent Olympic Games
1896 Summer Olympics precededBy ancient Olympic Games
subject linked to: Summer Olympics 1896
linked to: Olympic Games
2008 Summer Olympics typeOfGames Summer Games
linked to: Olympic Games
1960 Winter Olympics partOf Olympic Games
NBC Sports broadcasts Olympic Games
Armen Keteyian coveredTopic Olympic Games
Olympic Games inspiredBy Ancient Olympic Games
linked to: Olympic Games
Olympic Games shortName Olympics
linked to: Olympic Games
Olympic Games relatedEvent Ancient Olympic Games
linked to: Olympic Games
BOA focus Olympic Games
Nemean Games follows Olympic Games
Nemean Games similarTo Olympic Games
Isthmian Games relatedEvent Olympic Games
Team GB sportingEvent Olympic Games
Team GB representsAt Olympic Games
Asian Games relatedEvent Olympic Games
Universiade inspiredBy Olympic Games
TPE usedInContext Olympic Games
Plum Blossom Banner usedIn Olympic Games
Nagoya Resolution appliesTo Olympic Games
Paralympic Games follows Olympic Games
Paralympic Games heldAfter Olympic Games
Paralympic Games heldInParallelWith Olympic Games
Paralympic Games relatedTo Olympic Games
Hippodrome of Olympia usedDuring ancient Olympic Games
linked to: Olympic Games
1992 Summer Olympics partOf Olympic Games
South Stoa (Olympia) usedDuring ancient Olympic Games
subject linked to: South Stoa
linked to: Olympic Games
North Stoa associatedWith Olympic Games
Villa of Nero at Olympia associatedWith ancient Olympic Games
linked to: Olympic Games
Hayley Wickenheiser participantIn Olympic Games
Altis sacred precinct associatedWithEvent ancient Olympic Games
linked to: Olympic Games
Vicky Bullett medalistAt Summer Olympics
linked to: Olympic Games