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1912 Global Attendence This Summer Olympic Game was the first to host competitors from 1900 Women Compete all five continents. The modern , women’s swimming, For the first time women were and women’s made their allowed to compete in the Olympic debuts. Olympics. They could compete In a where everyone is fighting for first, the in , sailing, croquet, equestrian, and Golf. Hélène de has had many firsts of its own. Pourtalès, a Swiss sailor, is the first woman to win a . CHAMONIX 1924 Olympics 1896 Modern Olympics Stockholm The International Olympic The first Modern Olympics Committee decided in 1924 that is hosted in Athens, a Winter Sports week would be due to the work of Pierre de Paris held in Chamonix, . It was Coubertin. Athletes from 14 considered a great success hosting Chamoinx nations competed in 43 events, 258 athletes and 16 events. though only men were allowed to compete. Athens ROME 1960 Paralympics Founder Sir Ludwig Guttmann BERLIN brought 400 para athletes from 1936 TV Broadcast 23 to compete in 8 The sports in the first Paralympics. in Berlin was the first It was supported by the Italian Singapore broadcasted Olympics. The Olympic Committee and Italian games were televised on Institute for Disabled Workers. black and white screens in the Olympic Village. The recordings were done on three different cameras. TOKYO 2020 Postponed 1968 Colored Broadcast SINGAPORE The 2020 Tokyo Olympics became the first Olympics Though the Olympic Games had 2010 Youth Olympics to be postponed. Set to been televised before Mexico City The first Summer Youth Olympic begin July 24, 2020 it was 1968 was the first Olympic Games Games was hosted in Singapore delayed do to the COVID-19 to be broadcasted in color. It also and like the other Olympic Games, . It has instead stands as the first Olympics to be would be hosted every four years. been rescheduled for July staged in and in a Starting on August 14 and ending 23 to August 8 of 2021. Spanish-speaking . August 26, 204 nations competed with 3,600 competitors.