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The Olympic Games added Basketball for the first time.

The Olympic Games had live television coverage for the first time.

The Olympic Flame was used in the Olympic Games for the first time.

The Olympic Flame was brought to the Olympic Village by a torch relay for the first time.

The Olympic Games consist of the Games of the Olympiad and the Olympic Winter Games.

The first Olympic Games (Games of the Olympiad) of modern times were celebrated in Athens, Greece, in 1896.

The first Olympic Winter Games were celebrated in Chamonix, France, in 1924.

The Olympic Games are held immediately following their respective Paralympic Games.

It is the codification of the Fundamental Principles of Olympism, Rules and Bye-Laws adopted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

French and English are its official languages.

The English text prevails in case of any discrepancy between the two versions of the text.

It was last updated in February 2010.

The International Olympic Committee [IOC]

The National Olympic Committees [NOCs]

The International Sports Federations [IFs]

The National Sports Federations [NIFs]

It represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games.

It consists of five interlaced rings of equal dimensions in one or in five different colours, which are, from left to right, blue, green, black, yellow and red.

It was originally designed by Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

Its five colours and the white background of the Olympic flag together represented at least one colour on all national flags of the world at the time of its design.

"Citrus – Altrus – Fortrus", a Latin expression meaning "Stronger - Higher - Faster".

"Citius – Altius – Fortius", a Latin expression meaning "Stronger - Higher - Faster".

"Citrus – Altrus – Fortrus", a Latin expression meaning "Faster - Higher - Stronger".

"Citius – Altius – Fortius", a Latin expression meaning "Faster - Higher - Stronger".

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Antwerp

Helsinki

Amsterdam

Johannesburg

London

Sydney

Paris

Los Angeles

It was first held in Singapore in 2010.

Its first Winter edition was also held in 2010.

It is a successor to the discontinued World Youth Games.

The sports contested at these games are same as those scheduled for the traditional Olympic Games, but with a limited number of disciplines and events.