Introduction Of The Summer Olympic Games

        The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event organized by the International Olympics Committee which held every four years. The Olympics are the biggest sports event held in the world. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition which started in 1904. The Games started with fewer than 250 people in 42-event competition expanded to over 10,000 competitors of both genders from 202 nations. Organizers for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing expect approximately 10,500 athletes to take part in the 302 events on the programs for the Games as in 2004 Summer Olympics there are a total of 11,099 athletes take part in the 301 events offered out of their expected target amount of only 10,500 athletes. Competitors entered the Olympics games by a National Olympic Committee (NOC) to represent their own country. They must have passed a certain qualified target first set by the International Federation (IF) before they can make it into the Olympics level. The National anthems and flags accompany the medal ceremonies, and tables showing the number of medals won by each country are widely used. In general only recognized nations are represented, but a few sovereign-disputed countries are allowed to take part. So far, only Australia, Great Britain, Greece and Switzerland have sent teams to every single Summer Olympic Games held. The only country to have won at least one gold medal at every Summer Olympic Games is Great Britain, ranging from one gold in 1904, 1952 and 1996 to fifty-six gold in 1908.