| | + | Note: The term "Olympiad" is used by the International Olympic committee to refer to the four year period in which the games are held, not to the games themselves. So, for instance, 1904 and 1906 were both the 3rd Olympiad (with 1906 not being recognized) and 1912 was the "Games of the 5th Olympiad". Then, [[World War I]] stopped the "Games of the 6th Olympiad" in 1916 and the Games of the 7th Olympiad were held in 1920. |
| − | In spring 1906 the Olympic Games took place in Athens; Coubertin had repeatedly announced them in the 'Revue Olympique' and later described them as 'brilliantly carried out.' For the first time, the nations marched into the stadium, athletes were chosen and sent by their national Olympic Committees, and gold, silver, and bronze medals were awarded at the winners' ceremony. The planned games for 1910 and 1914 were prepared but not implemented due to wars in the Balkans. By 1912 the 1906 Games had suffered a loss of status and have since been referred to as 'interim games.' | + | In spring 1906 the Olympic Games took place in Athens; Coubertin had repeatedly announced them in the 'Revue Olympique' and later described them as 'brilliantly carried out.' For the first time, the nations marched into the stadium, athletes were chosen and sent by their national Olympic Committees, and gold, silver, and bronze medals were awarded at the winners' ceremony. The planned games for 1910 and 1914 were prepared but not implemented due to wars in the Balkans. By 1912 the 1906 Games had suffered a loss of status and have since been referred to as 'interim games.' |
| − | The games were canceled in 1938 when international tensions leading to [[World War II]] got out of hand. There never was a plan for a 1944 Olympics. | + | The games were canceled in 1938 when international tensions leading to [[World War II]] got out of hand. There never was a plan for a 1944 Olympics. These would have been the 12th and 13th Olympiads, respectively. |