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Olympic sports:

* The most popular Olympic sports are the Track & Field events which have the most participants. Track and field has the largest venue and the most viewers.

* In order to be considered as an Olympic sport, a sport must first be practiced by men in at least 75 countries and four continents, and by women in at least 40 countries and three continents.

* The first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC.

* The International Olympic Committee does not award cash prizes to the winners of Olympic events.

* Olympics are held once every four years. This applies for both the summer and winter Olympic games.

* There are 20 countries which have never been represented in the Olympics

* The Olympics are held every four years in honour of Zeus.

* The olympic motto in Latin is "Citius, Altius, Fortius" - which translates in English as "Swifter, Higher, Stronger"

* The reason to spray of water onto the pool surface in swimming events is to, create a ripple effect, so the diver can see the surface. Without it, the water takes on a glass-like appearance, and all you can see is the bottom of the pool.

* The diver needs to be able to spot the water surface in order to enter the water correctly in the vertical position.

* Basketball, Racing and tennis are the sports featured in the Wheelchair Olympics

* The Olympic flame is a practice continued from the ancient Olympic Games.

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