关于奥林匹克的故事
the story about olympics
in 1896, the first modern olympic games were held in athens, the capital of greece. now the olympic games have become one of the most important sports meetings in the world. the players all over the world take part in the olympics actively. there are summer olympic games and winter olympic games. both of them are held every 4 years. the first winter games were held in 1924. usually the winter olympic games have fewer sports than the summer olympic games. so far, two summer olympic games have been held in the u. s. a. in 1984, the olympic games were held in los angeles, america. carl lewis won four gold medals in the 100 metres, 200 metres, long jump and 100-meter relay race. on july 19, 1996, the 26th olympic games were held in atlanta, america. the games lasted 16 days. over 10,000 athletes （运动员）from more than 197 countries joined in the games.
