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Everyone is looking forward to 2012 for the London Games, which is going to be huge. The opening ceremony is scheduled to be on 27 July 2012. In October 2009, Rio was named the host of the 2016 Games, and will become the first South American city to host the Olympic Games.
In the meantime, this site contains interesting facts and fun things to do with the Summer Olympic Games throughout the ages.
- Olympic Games history and list of mascots
- there are famous and not so famous Quotes from Olympians or about Olympians.
- there is an extensive list of Olympic Trivia sorted by year.
- several profiles of Past Champions
- and heaps of Links to other Olympic information, posters, highlights and books to purchase.
The Olympic MottoIn 1921, Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, borrowed a Latin phrase from his friend, Father Henri Didon, for the Olympic motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius ("Faster, Higher, Stronger"). |
Related Pages
- Don't forget to check out this fascinating site on Discontinued Olympic Sports.
- Try our Olympic Games Quiz Questions on the Quiz Section. There are also Olympic Games Polls.
- See the section on Australia at the Olympic Games
- Information about Olympic Pin Collecting
- Nutrition at the Olympics
- some Olympic symbols and images in the clipart section
- read the olympics entries on the sporting blog
- Olympic Games videos
- funny olympics photos and funny Olympic Games Videos


