Olympic Games
Also called Olympian Games . the greatest of the games or festivals of ancient Greece, held every four years in the plain of Olympia in Elis, in honor of Zeus.
Also called O·lym·pics . a modern international sports competition, held once every four years.
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McNeal’s first strike came four months before the 2016 Olympic Games, when she missed a test that April.
Reigning gold medal hurdler could miss next two Olympics following five-year ban | Glynn A. Hill | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostKate KayeFor Japan, this summer’s Olympic Games cannot come soon enough.
Global green shoots: Where the media and advertising markets are around the world on the road to recovery | Seb Joseph | May 17, 2021 | DigidayThe playoffs are set to run from May 22 to July 22, finishing the season before this year’s Olympic Games.
The Wizards have a packed second-half schedule thanks to their coronavirus pause in January | Ava Wallace | February 24, 2021 | Washington PostWe know that 13-year-old may not have an impact this year, but history tells us it makes a big impact for the next Olympic Games.
USA Swimming shrinks Olympic trials as safety precaution | Rick Maese | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostHer first strike came four months before the 2016 Olympic Games, when she missed a test that April.
Olympic gold medal hurdler provisionally suspended in doping case | Glynn A. Hill | January 14, 2021 | Washington Post
We did a lot in our seven years for the kids, brought the Olympic Games to the country.
Putin’s Hockey Pal Tells All: Slava Fetisov on ‘Red Army,’ Soviet Nostalgia, and What Drives Putin | Marlow Stern | October 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“They beat us right before the eyes of police, who were supposed to protect people during the Olympic Games,” Kniadlikovsky said.
She was also the first European to be arrested during the Sochi Winter Olympic Games for demonstrating about gay rights.
Sidorova competed in the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games when she was only 19 years old, serving as Skip for several matches.
“The Olympic Games, like a big bulldozer, keep rolling all over our lives,” Martynov said with a sigh.
These races, like the Olympic Games, were celebrated at intervals of four years, and were called Her.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | E.M. BerensCimon gave an honourable sepulture to the mares with which he had three times gained the prize of the course at the Olympic Games.
The Essays of Montaigne, Complete | Michel de MontaigneOf the six paintings making up the series, only one, that of the Olympic Games, shows any artistic power.
So long ago as the last Olympic Games he published his intention of cremating himself at the next.
The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4 | Lucian of SamosataRepresented Persia in the Olympic Games of 1072, winning the sitting high-jump and the egg-and-spoon race.
Jill the Reckless | P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
British Dictionary definitions for Olympic Games
the greatest Panhellenic festival, held every fourth year in honour of Zeus at ancient Olympia. From 472 bc, it consisted of five days of games, sacrifices, and festivities
Also called: the Olympics the modern revival of these games, consisting of international athletic and sporting contests held every four years in a selected country since their inception in Athens in 1896: See also Winter Olympic Games
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Cultural definitions for Olympic Games
Games held in ancient times on the plain of Olympia in Greece every four years. It was a time for laying aside political and religious differences, as athletes from all the Greek cities and districts competed. The games included patriotic and religious rituals as well as athletic contests, and high honors were given to the winners. The Greeks counted their years by olympiads (periods of four years) and dated events from the first Olympics in 776 b.c.
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