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 International Olympic Committee announced new guidelines that will prohibit transgender women from competing in women’s events at the Olympic Games.
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The Hill, 27 Mar. 2026
More than 600 athletes competed using Oakley products, which amounted to 108 medal wins across the Olympic Games.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 12 Mar. 2026
Anne would later become first member of the British royal family to compete in the Olympic Games, participating in the equestrian three-day event during the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
The Paralympics stand on their own merit, a global phenomenon that is neither a secondary event or a consolation prize to the Olympic Games.
—Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
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The Hill, 27 Mar. 2026
More than 600 athletes competed using Oakley products, which amounted to 108 medal wins across the Olympic Games.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 12 Mar. 2026
Anne would later become first member of the British royal family to compete in the Olympic Games, participating in the equestrian three-day event during the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
The Paralympics stand on their own merit, a global phenomenon that is neither a secondary event or a consolation prize to the Olympic Games.
—Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
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