the Olympic Games
noun
formal
: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country once every four years
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Since then, Loro Piana has continued to dress the Italian team at the Olympic Games and other significant international events, including the European and World Equestrian Games.
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Outside of the Olympic Games and the NCAA Championships, freestyle wrestling has struggled to connect with the masses.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Tommy Fleetwood of Team Great Britain gestures on the first hole during Day Two of the Men's Individual Stroke Play on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Le Golf National on August 02, 2024 in Paris, France.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The 20th edition of the World Athletics Championships takes place between 13-21 September 2025 at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, which was rebuilt for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Outside of the Olympic Games and the NCAA Championships, freestyle wrestling has struggled to connect with the masses.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Tommy Fleetwood of Team Great Britain gestures on the first hole during Day Two of the Men's Individual Stroke Play on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Le Golf National on August 02, 2024 in Paris, France.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The 20th edition of the World Athletics Championships takes place between 13-21 September 2025 at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, which was rebuilt for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
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“The Olympic Games.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Olympic%20Games. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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