History on theOlympic Games
In 1896 in Athens the Olympics Games were officially born. ... Some general facts about the modern Olympic games is that there will be 301 medal ceremonies taking place over a period of 16 days, 28 sports are represented in 38 venues along with 10,500 athletes and 5,500 team officials during the Olympic Games and 6,000 during the Paralympic Games. ... The Summer Olympic games consist of 29 sports. ... The founding of the Federation International de Natation (FINA) in 1908 was a pragmatic response to an increase in international sporting events, crowned by Olympic games.