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Paris 2024
First eligible AIN athletes announced for Paris 2024
15 Jun 2024
Paris 2024
“We're ready. We're enthusiastic. We remain focused.” – stage is set for Paris to welcome the world
13 Jun 2024
Gangwon 2024
New report reveals how Gangwon 2024 inspired athletes and fans alike
13 Jun 2024
Paris 2024
Boxing Road to Paris qualification series ended: 249 boxers to compete in the Olympic Games
13 Jun 2024
IOC Executive Board
Allowing more flexibility for opening ceremony venues among recommended changes to the Olympic Charter
13 Jun 2024
IOC Executive Board
IOC EB recommends French Alps 2030 and Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 to the IOC Session for election as hosts of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
12 Jun 2024
IOC Executive Board
IOC announces new USD 10 million fund to support ITA anti-doping efforts
12 Jun 2024
Paris 2024
Athletes to enjoy exclusive services at Paris 2024
12 Jun 2024
Paris 2024
IOC President Bach attends final Paris 2024 Board of Directors meeting ahead of the Olympic Games
11 Jun 2024
Paris 2024
Paris 2024 legacy benefitting millions across France
10 Jun 2024
Olympic Solidarity
Edda Hannesdóttir set to make history as first triathlete from Iceland to compete at Olympic Games
10 Jun 2024
Partners
Deloitte on the Road to Paris: “We envision a better world through sport, just like the IOC does”
10 Jun 2024
Paris 2024
Overview
The modern Olympic Games are the world’s foremost multi-sports event.
They are the largest sporting celebration in terms of the number of sports on the programme, the number of athletes present and the number of people from different nations gathered together at the same time, in the same place, in the spirit of friendly competition.
Organised every four years, they include a summer and a winter edition. Athletes from all 206 National Olympic Committees and the IOC Olympic Refugee Team are eligible to compete in a wide range of sporting disciplines and events, watched by a worldwide audience.
The first edition of the modern Olympic Games was staged in Athens, Greece, in 1896, while the first winter edition was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. Since 1994, the Olympic Games have alternated between a summer and winter edition every two years within the four-year period of each Olympiad.
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