2012 London Olympics-Part III

Olympics so far…..

  

#	Year	Venue	Nations	Athletes	Events
1	1896	Athens	014	241	43
2	1900	Paris	024	997	95
3	1904	St. Louis	012	651	91
4	1908	London	022	2008	110
5	1912	Stockholm	028	2407	102
6	1920	Antwerp	029	2626	154
7	1924	Paris	044	3089	126
8	1928	Amsterdam	046	2883	109
9	1932	Los Angeles	037	1332	117
10	1936	Berlin	049	3963	129
11	1948	London	059	4104	136
12	1952	Helsinki	069	4955	149
13	1956	Melbourne	072	3314	145
14	1960	Rome	083	5338	150
15	1964	Tokyo	093	5151	163
16	1968	Mexico	112	5516	172
17	1972	Munich	121	7134	195
18	1976	Montreal	092	6084	198
19	1980	Moscow	080	5179	203
20	1984	Los Angeles	140	6829	221
21	1988	Seoul	159	8391	237
22	1992	Barcelona	169	9359	257
23	1996	Atlanta	197	10318	271
24	2000	Sydney	199	10651	300
25	2004	Athens	201	10625	301
26	2008	Beijing	204	10942	302
27	2012	London
28	2016	Rio de Janeiro
29	2022	Istanbul / Tokyo / Madrid

Olympic Flag: The Olympic flag was first flown during the 1920 Games in Antwerp. It was created by Pierre de Cobertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games. The five rings symbolise the five significant continents and are interconnected to symbolise the friendship to be gained from these Games. The colours were chosen because at least one of them appeared on the flag of every country in the world.

Olympic Motto: In1921, Coubertin, borrowed a Latin phrase from his friend, Father Henri Didon for the Olympic motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius (“Swifter, Higher, Stronger”)

Olympic Oath: The Olympic oath was first taken during the 1920 Olympic Games by Belgian fencer Victor Boin. It was also the creation of Coubertin.