the Olympic Games

noun

formal

: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country once every four years

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The country hosted the 2024 men’s Pre-Olympic tournament last winter, although Venezuela failed to qualify for the Olympic Games in France. —

Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025 Advertisement The Super Bowl in early 2027 will be sandwiched by two other major events at SoFi Stadium — World Cup games in 2026 and the Olympic Games in 2028. —

Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025 Karen Bass, Mayor of Los Angeles, waves the Olympic flag as Thomas Bach, President of International Olympic Committee, applauds during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 11, 2024 in Paris, France. —

Ian Thomas, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024 Paris offered a stunning backdrop for the Olympic Games. —

Natasha Frost, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the Olympic Games

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