Olympic Games
plural noun
1
: an ancient Panhellenic festival held every fourth year and made up of contests of sports, music, and literature with the victor's prize a crown of wild olive
2
: a modified revival of the ancient Olympic Games consisting of international athletic contests that are held at separate winter and summer gatherings at four year intervals
called also
Olym*pics\
ə-ˈlim-piks 
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Hamby is a three-time WNBA all-star, two-time WNBA sixth woman of the year and recent recipient of a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in 3×3 basketball.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2024
International travel across the country recently got a boost from the Paris Olympic Games, and demand for flights to and from Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Europe has been particularly strong, a CAAC official told Chinese state media.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
The proposed Green Loop, a network of parks across the city, could be ready in time for the 2034 Winter Olympic Games.
—Axios Salt Lake City, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
As the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris came to an end this weekend, most of the conversation surrounded the number of medals won, and the number of records broken.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2024
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2024
International travel across the country recently got a boost from the Paris Olympic Games, and demand for flights to and from Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Europe has been particularly strong, a CAAC official told Chinese state media.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
The proposed Green Loop, a network of parks across the city, could be ready in time for the 2034 Winter Olympic Games.
—Axios Salt Lake City, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
As the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris came to an end this weekend, most of the conversation surrounded the number of medals won, and the number of records broken.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2024
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