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The first modern Olympics
https://www.britannica.com/event/Athens-1896-Olympic-Games The first modern Olympics -
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This is my Olympic timeline -
The first women athletes competed
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9843365/1908-London-Olympics-originally-awarded-Rome-Mount-Vesuvius-erupted-UK-stepped-in.html The first women athletes competed -
1908 olympics
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9843365/1908-London-Olympics-originally-awarded-Rome-Mount-Vesuvius-erupted-UK-stepped-in.html Relocated to London because Rome had to cancel following the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius -
1912 olympics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics
The first time an Asian country competed in the Olympics (Japan) -
1916 olympics
https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/olympic_games_1916 The 1916 Olympics were cancelled due to World War I -
1924 olympics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924_Summer_Olympics The 1924 Olympics in Paris were the first to house athletes in an Olympic village -
1928 olympics
https://www.britannica.com/event/Amsterdam-1928-Olympic-Games
The 1928 Olympics were the first to have the Olympic flame -
1932 olympics
https://olympics.com/en/news/los-angeles-1932-california-welcomes-the-world
The 1932 Olympics were shortened from 78 to 16 days -
1936 olympics
https://www.britannica.com/event/Berlin-1936-Olympic-Games
1936 Olympics in Berlin were the first to have the flame brought to the games in a relay from Greece. -
1944 olympics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944_Summer_Olympics
The 1944 Olympics were cancelled because of World War II -
1956 olympics
https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/melbourne-1956
In the 1956 Olympics the athletes entered opening and closing ceremonies together instead of in alphabetical order -
1960 olympics
https://www.britannica.com/event/Rome-1960-Olympic-Games
The 1960 Olympics in Rome were the first to be covered on television. -
1988 olympics
https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/01/sports/olympics-to-allow-pros-in-3-sports.html#:~:text=The%20executive%20board%20of%20the,1988%20Winter%20and%20Summer%20Games.&text=13%2C%201988%2C%20to%20compete. 1988 Seoul Olympics were first that allowed professional tennis and soccer athletes to compete. -
1992 olympics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team
1992 Barcelona Olympics featured professional NBA athletes from the United States, called the ‘Dream Team’ -
1996 olympics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Van_Dyken In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Amy Van Dyken was the first woman to win four gold medals in swimming. -
2000 olympics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics In the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, the athletes from North Korea and South Korea marched together. -
2002
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Bradbury
In the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City, Steven Bradbury won the gold medal after the other racers collided with each other. -
2008 olympics
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michael-Phelps In the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Michael Phelps became the person to win eight gold medals at any Olympics -
2016 olympics
https://www.britannica.com/place/Brazil/Sports-and-recreation In 2016, Rio de Janeiro became the first South American city to host the Olympics -
2020NE
https://www.britannica.com/event/Tokyo-2020-Olympic-Games The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo had to be postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic