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The '''Olympics''' are the most important world sporting event, involving many different sports and athletes from practically every nation, competing under their national flag.  The summer games have been held every four years since 1896. The host city is selected by the International Olympic Committee six or seven years beforehand.  The smaller-scale winter games are held every four years starting in 1924. Starting 1994, they come midway between the summer games.

The '''Olympics''' are the most important world sporting event, involving many different sports and athletes from practically every nation, competing under their national flag.  The summer games have been held every four years since 1896. The host city is selected by the International Olympic Committee six or seven years beforehand.  The smaller-scale winter games are held every four years starting in 1924. Starting 1994, they come midway between the summer games.

The next Olympics will be the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Feb 12-28, 2010.<ref> see [http://www.vancouver2010.com/ Official 2010 site]</ref>

The next Olympics will be the in [[London]] in 2012.

The games are a source of national pride and international equality and sportsmanship. They are a very expensive proposition, costing the host billions of dollars--partially defrayed by television and tourist revenues.  It is typical for strong local opposition to try to block a city from hosting the games.

The games are a source of national pride and international equality and sportsmanship. They are a very expensive proposition, costing the host billions of dollars--partially defrayed by television and tourist revenues.  It is typical for strong local opposition to try to block a city from hosting the games.