The ultimate test of athletic
prowess,
ability,
skill and
fitness.
The Games were originally invented by the
Ancient Greeks but the modern
games are just over a
century old. The Olympic
Motto is "Citius.
Altius. Fortius" which
translates into
English as
"
Faster. Higher. Stronger."
and amply
demonstrates the ethos with which the
modern Games were
founded.
They are held every four years in different countries around the
world, but have been marred by Cold War political bickering in the past.
Originally the modern Olympics were strictly for amateur competitors, but
in the 1980s this rule was relaxed and eventually withdrawn
altogether, as it was being widely flouted by athletes exploiting
loopholes in the regulations.
The Olympic Symbol is five interlinked rings, coloured so that at least one
colour appears on the flag of every nation on the planet.