the Olympic Games
noun
formal
: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country once every four years
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Deadline cited that the cycling portion of the Olympic Games could be stationed at the beach where the Spirit Awards are usually held.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
Frederick Richard, left, competes on parallel bars at Winter Cup in Louisville, Ky., and for the United States, right, during the Olympic Games in Paris.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
Leading clubs had already organised their summer tours and NBC’s summer broadcast schedule was filled by Copa America, also taking place in the U.S., and the Olympic Games in Paris, France.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
They were born as women, were raised as women, and have competed in the women’s category for their entire boxing careers, including at previous international competitions such as the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, when both of them did not win a medal.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
Frederick Richard, left, competes on parallel bars at Winter Cup in Louisville, Ky., and for the United States, right, during the Olympic Games in Paris.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
Leading clubs had already organised their summer tours and NBC’s summer broadcast schedule was filled by Copa America, also taking place in the U.S., and the Olympic Games in Paris, France.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
They were born as women, were raised as women, and have competed in the women’s category for their entire boxing careers, including at previous international competitions such as the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, when both of them did not win a medal.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
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