Olympic Games

Major international multi-sport event

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 teams, representing sovereign states and territories participating; by default the Games generally substitute for any World Championships the year in which they take place. The Olympic Games are held every four years; since 1994, they have been alternated between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year period.

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The Enhanced Games has been derided as "a clown show" and "borderline criminal". But their founder and his backers believe in a future few have foreseen.
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Olympic diving champion Matty Lee will miss this summer's Paris Games after undergoing spinal surgery. 
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British Olympic champion Matty Lee will miss this summer's Games in Paris after undergoing spinal surgery.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 20 hours ago

Team GB cyclist Neah Evans claimed Olympic team pursuit silver in Tokyo but she only has eyes for gold in Paris this summer.
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British shooter Amber Rutter tells BBC Sport why she wants to chase Olympic gold three months after she is due to give birth.
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Jake Paul's speed-skating superstar girlfriend, Jutta Leerdam, threw on a bikini and took a swim during a lavish getaway recently ... showing off her incredible,..
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Olympic silver medallist Emily Campbell says she is committed to celebrating "uniqueness" in sport as well as the "unity" the Olympics bring to the world.
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Olympic and Paralympic athletes aim to give back to their local communities once the Paris Games end as part of the new ChangeMakers scheme.
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Olympic and Paralympic athletes aim to give back to their local communities once the Paris Games end as part of the new ChangeMakers scheme.
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Sian Rainsley holds off Olympic bronze medallist Katie Zaferes to win the World Triathlon Cup sprint distance race in Hong Kong.
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Olympic gold medallist Duncan Scott admits he has a "totally different mindset" this year after a tough 2023 left him questioning his future in swimming.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 week ago

The International Olympic Committee criticises Russia's response to a ban on its athletes from taking part in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in..
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The International Olympic Committee criticises Russia's response to a ban on its athletes from taking part in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in..
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 week ago

Russian and Belarusian athletes will not take part in the opening ceremony at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, says the IOC.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 week ago

As James Guy attempts to qualify for his third successive Olympics, he talks about his late ADHD diagnosis and coping with health anxiety.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 week ago

As James Guy attempts to qualify for his third successive Olympics, he talks about his late ADHD diagnosis and coping with health anxiety.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 week ago

Nicole Yeargin says a disappointing indoor season left her considering her future - but now she is focused on getting to this summer's Olympics.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 week ago

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