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[[File:Olympic Rings PD.png|300px|right]]
[[File:Olympic Rings PD.png|300px|thumbnail|right|Olympic rings]]
''Click here for the [[2021 Summer Olympics]], the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], and the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]''.
''Click here for the [[2021 Summer Olympics]], the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], and the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]''.
<br>The '''Olympics''' are the most important world sporting event, involving many different sports and athletes from virtually every nation, competing under their national flag.
<br>The '''Olympics''' are the most important world sporting event, involving many different sports and athletes from virtually every nation, competing under their national flag.
The games heralded the emergence of a democratic system in South Korea, and the recognition of one of the first Third World countries to break into the top ranks of industrialized, modern nations.
The games heralded the emergence of a democratic system in South Korea, and the recognition of one of the first Third World countries to break into the top ranks of industrialized, modern nations.
South Korean leaders hoped for both increased economic development and a heightened sense of national identity. Tangible economic results, including the growth of the telecommunications industry, seemed positive, as did the less concrete social, cultural, and political aspects of the games: democratic reforms in South Korea, better relations with Communist countries, and a boost in the nation's collective sense of self-confidence.<ref>Brian Bridges, "The Seoul Olympics: Economic Miracle Meets the World," ''International Journal of the History of Sport'' 2008 25(14): 1939-1952</ref>
South Korean leaders hoped for both increased economic development and a heightened sense of national identity. Tangible economic results, including the growth of the telecommunications industry, seemed positive, as did the less concrete social, cultural, and political aspects of the games: democratic reforms in South Korea, better relations with Communist countries, and a boost in the nation's collective sense of [[self-confidence]].<ref>Brian Bridges, "The Seoul Olympics: Economic Miracle Meets the World," ''International Journal of the History of Sport'' 2008 25(14): 1939-1952</ref>
===1992 Barcelona===
===1992 Barcelona===