Olympics How Many Years Once

Olympics How Many Years Once. The modern olympic games began in 1896, 1,503 years after the ancient olympics were abolished. The first olympiad of modern times was celebrated in 1896, and subsequent olympiads are numbered.

Held every four years—with a few exceptions (during world war i and world. From athens to rio, in the last 125 years, the games have crossed five continents, added and removed events, withstood boycotts and were only canceled three times due to two world wars.