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Há 2 dias · Athens 2004: More than 20 athletes were disqualified at the Athens Games after they failed tests for performance-enhancing drugs, and controversies over scoring in gymnastics and fencing made headlines. A record 201 NOCs were represented. Birgit Fischer: Superlative Olympian and The Argentine Men’s Basketball Team: Gold for the ...
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Há 1 dia · 2004: XXVIII: Athens: 13–29 August 2004 President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos: 10625: 6296: 4329: 301: 201 United States: 2008: XXIX: Beijing: 8–24 August 2008 President Hu Jintao: 28 (41) 10942: 6305: 4637: 302: 204 China: 2012: XXX: London: 27 July – 12 August 2012 Queen Elizabeth II: 26 (39) 10768: 5992: 4776: 302: 204 ...
Há 3 dias · The Games rebounded with the 1906 Intercalated Games (so-called because they were the second Olympics to take place within the third Olympiad), which were held in Athens. These Games attracted a broad international field of participants and generated a great deal of public interest, marking the beginning of a rise in both the popularity and the size of the Olympics.
Há 2 dias · Hosted Games. Greece has hosted the Summer Olympic Games on two occasions, the inaugural modern Olympics in 1896 and again in 2004. Both were held in Athens, which along with Paris, Los Angeles, and Tokyo are the cities that have hosted the Olympic Games twice, with London being the only city to have hosted them three times.
- Gold, 35, Silver, 45, Bronze, 41, Total, 121
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Há 2 dias · Notably, in 2004 the world came to the city for the Olympic Games, which spurred a dramatic makeover for Athens. In addition to building a raft of new sports venues and facilities (including a stadium designed by Santiago Calatrava ), Athens undertook massive transportation infrastructure improvements that included dramatic expansion ...
Há 5 dias · According to the ancient Greek lyric poet Pindar, Hercules established the Olympic Games after he had completed his 12 labours. The purpose of the Games were to honour his father, Zeus. Another theory, however, suggests that Hercules only revived the Games, which had originally been established by Pelops.
Há 4 dias · Every four years celebrated an Olympiad, and even the Games that were cancelled due to WWI and WWII. 1916, 1940, and 1944, counted as Olympiads. The 2004 Olympic Games in Athens were to be the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad. The first Olympiad of the Modern era was in 1896.
