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Chamonix 1924
The Olympic Games or Olympics is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896.The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent atleast one color of the participating country’s national flag.
The first Winter Games were known as International Winter Sports Week. In 1921, the International Olympic Committee voted to stage International Sports Week 1924 in Chamonix, France. This event was an entire success and was retroactively named the First Olympic Winter Games. The first event to be decided in Chamonix was the men’s 500m speed skating.
The first gold medal went to Charles Jewtraw of the United States. A. Clas Thunberg of Finland earned medals in all five speed skating events three gold, one silver and one bronze. Norway’s Thorleif Haug dominated Nordic skiing, winning both cross-country races and the Nordic combined. The Canadian ice hockey team won all five of their matches, outscoring their opponents 110 to 3.
Total 16 Nations and 258 athletes, 11 women, 247 men participated in this Olympic. Total events were 16. The Opening ceremony was on 25 January 1924 and closing date was on 5 February 1924. Country of the host city was France and there was no other candidate city. For the Winter Games, the flame was lit for the first time in 1952 in Oslo. Olympic Oath by Camille Mandrillon and Official Oath by The first officials' oath was sworn at the 1972. Total 6 sports were played in that Olympic Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Curling, Ice Hockey, Skating and Skiing. Charles Jewtraw from United States was the first Winter Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in the first event, the 500m speed skating.
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