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1896 Summer Olympic Games
The first ever Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece because it was where the Olympics first began. -
Paris, 1900: First Female Athletes
The first time women were allowed to compete was the Paris Games in 1900. The events they competed in were lawn tennis and golf. -
1924 Winter Olympics
The first Winter Olympic Games were held in France 1924. They were originally known as International Winter sports week. -
London, 1948: Wheelchair athletes compete
A doctor introduced wheelchair games to the Olympics in 1948 for wounded war veterans. Wheelchair games eventually became the Paralympic Games. -
Rome, 1960: Television
The first Olympic Games ever to be on television were the Rome games in 1960 -
Atlanta,1996: Games turn 100 with Ali
In 1996 the Olympic Games celebrated 100 years. Boxing champion Muhammad Ali lit Olympic flame at the opening ceremony. -
Athens, 2004: Medal design corrected
Winners were given new medals because the original ones had a picture of Roman Colosseum instead of the Greek venue. The new medals feature panathinaiko stadium in Athens, Greece. -
Beijing, 2008: Phelps takes most gold ever
American swimmer Michael Phelps set a new world record in a relay event earning him his 8th gold medal. This is the most gold medals earned in a single Olympic games and the most Olympic medals ever. -
A new world record
At the 2008 Beijing games, a new world record is set for the men's 100m sprint by Usain Bolt of Jamaica. That makes him the fastest man in history. -
Prime Seven News 2016
Australia's woman's rowing team will be competing in the Rio Olympics. This makes it the first time ever that there will be more female competitors than male competitors on the Australian team.
