The Summer Olympics, which will be held in Tokyo from July 23 to August 8, will see a participation of a total of countries. This number may sound absurd to any person having event the faintest interest in Geography. So, how can countries participate in the Olympics when only really exist? Well, simply because not all countries participating in the Olympics are really countries!
We have a simple explanation for you. IOC or the International Olympics Committe is the body that takes the final call on who gets to participate in the Olympics. So, the counties participating in the Olympics are actually NOCs.
The Modern Olympic Games began in , 1, years after the ancient Olympics were abolished. Held every four years—with a few exceptions during World War I and World War II —these Games have brought camaraderie across borders and around the world. The athletes within each of these Olympic Games have undergone hardship and struggle.
Some overcame poverty, while others overcame sickness and injury. Yet each gave their all and competed to see who was the fastest, strongest and best in the world.
Discover the unique story of each of the Olympic Games. The athletes who competed represented only 14 countries and wore their athletic club uniforms instead of national uniforms. The games were riddled with disorganization and were under-publicized. Louis, Mo. Due to tensions from the Russo-Japanese War and complications in getting to the United States, only 62 of the athletes who competed came from outside North America.
Only 12 to 15 nations were represented. Intended to reinvigorate interest in the Olympic Games after the and games yielded little fanfare, the Athens Games of were the first and only "Intercalated Games," which had been meant to exist every four years between regular Games and only take place in Athens, Greece.
The president of the Modern Olympics declared the Games unofficial after the fact. Originally slated for Rome, the fourth official Olympic Games was moved to London in the wake of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
These games were the first to feature an opening ceremony and considered the most organized yet. The fifth official Olympic Games featured the use of electric timing devices and a public address system for the first time. Over 2, athletes competed representing 28 countries. These games are still heralded as one of the most organized to date. Due to rising tensions of World War I, the Games were canceled.
They were originally scheduled for Berlin. The VII Olympiad took place immediately after World War I, resulting in several countries decimated by the war not being able to compete. These Games marked the first appearance of the Olympic flag. The IX Olympiad featured several new games, including gymnastics for women and men's track and field events, but most notably the IOC added the Olympics Torch and lighting ceremonies to the Games' repertoire this year.
With the world currently experiencing the effects of the Great Depression, traveling to California for the X Olympiad seemed insurmountable, resulting in low response rates from countries invited. Domestic ticket sales also did poorly despite a small bump from celebrities who volunteered to entertain the crowds.
Only 1, athletes participated, representing 37 countries. This sparked international debate about boycotting the Games, but 49 countries ended up competing. These were the first televised games. Originally slated for Tokyo, Japan, threats to boycott due to Japan's war-mongering and Japan's concern the Games would distract from their military goal led to the IOC awarding Helsinki, Finland the Games. Unfortunately, due to the outbreak of WWII in , the games were canceled altogether.
The Soviet Union, though invited, declined to participate. The Soviets set up their own Olympic Village for Eastern Bloc athletes and a feeling of "east versus west" mentality permeated the atmosphere of these Games. These games were held in November and December as the first Games to take place in the Southern Hemisphere. It was also the first time the Games were fully televised and the first time the Olympic Anthem was used.
This was the last time South Africa was allowed to compete for 32 years until apartheid ended. The XVIII Olympiad marked the first use of computers to keep results of competitions and the first games South Africa was barred from for its racist policy of apartheid. Indonesia and North Korea did not participate. The Games continued with little comment on the issue, and during an award ceremony for winning Gold and Bronze for the meter race, two U.
The XX Olympiad is most remembered for the Palestinian terrorist attack that resulted in the death of 11 Israeli athletes. Despite this, the Opening Ceremonies continued a day later than scheduled and 7, athletes from countries competed.
Accusations mostly unproven were waged against several athletes suspected of using anabolic steroids to enhance performance. An "Olympic Boycott Games" known as the Liberty Bell Classic was held at the same time in Philadelphia to host competitors from those countries who boycotted. These Games also saw the return of China for the first time since These Games marked a return to their international popularity. Because of a ruling in by the IOC to make the Olympic Games including Winter Games occur in alternating even-numbered years, this was the last year both Summer and Winter Olympic Games took place in the same year.
It was also the first since to be unaffected by boycotts. Nations of the former Soviet Union joined under The Unified Team consisting of 12 of the former 15 republics.
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