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A list of Citizendium articles, and planned articles, about Olympic Games.
See also pages that link to Olympic Games or to this page.

Contents

Parent topics

  • Sports [r]: Activities that involve skill and physical exertion, and that are governed by a generally accepted set of rules and guidelines. [e]

Subtopics

Summer Olympics Games

Venues

Sports

Winter Olympics Games

Venues

Sports

Other related topics

Multi-sport events

  • All-Africa Games [r]: A multi-sport event, also known as the Pan African Games is organised by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA). It was first held in 1965 in Brazzaville, Congo and occurs every four years [e]
  • Ancient Olympic Games [r]: Major athletic contest of ancient Greece. [e]
  • Asian Games [r]: A multi-sport event, also called the Asiad, held every four years between competitors from all nations in Asia. The inaugural competition was in 1951 at New Delhi, India. [e]
  • Commonwealth Games [r]: A mulit-sport event held every four years, it involves athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. Originally known as the British Empire Games, it was first held in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. [e]
  • Gay Games [r]: Quadrennial sports and cultural festival held by the lesbian and gay communities. [e]
  • Goodwill Games [r]: A multi-sport event inspired by the Olympic boycotts of 1980 and 1984. The founder was Ted Turner, and the inaugural event was 1986 in Moscow, Russia. [e]
  • Pan American Games [r]: A multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of the Americas. The inaugural competition was in 1951 at Buenos Aires, Argentina. [e]
  • Paralympic Games [r]: A multi-sport event organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for athletes with physical, mental and sensorial disabilities. They are held immediately after the Games, the first official occasion being after the 1960 Rome Summer Olympics. [e]
  • Special Olympics [r]: The only organisation recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and able to use the Olympic name. They organise Olympic-style competitions for people with intellectual disabilities. [e]
  • World University Games [r]: A multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a combination of the words "University" and "Olympiad". The inaugural summer event was in 1959 in Turin, Italy and the winter event was the following year in Chamonix, France. [e]

Organisations

Non-sport events

  • Chess Olympics [r]: A biannual international chess tournament inspired by the Olympic Games. [e]
  • Science Olympics [r]: International championships in science disciplines, with mainly students participating. [e]

Olympic symbols

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