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This dimension links a competition to the sport it is actually contested in. Wikipedia describes the FIFA World Cup as an "association football competition," tying it firmly to one sport rather than a multi-sport event like the Olympics. Browsing by sport gathers every competition held within the same discipline.

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Era of Origin
1896 1
Defining Characteristic
The modern Olympic Games are a series of international multi-sport events. 1
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Olympic Games
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  • Olympic Games, 1896 Games section
    The first Games held under the auspices of the IOC were hosted in the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens in 1896.
  • Olympic Games, lead section
    The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; French: Jeux olympiques) are a series of international multi-sport events.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is the Olympic Games classified separately from a single-sport championship?

The dividing line is whether an event stages many sports under one committee, as the Olympics does, or a single sport, as a World Cup does.

Multi-Sport Games covers recurring events staging many different sports under one umbrella competition, such as the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games and the Asian Games, organized by an international or continental organizing committee. A championship devoted to a single sport, however large, is grouped instead under the relevant World Cup or championship category, since the dividing line is whether many disciplines or one discipline is contested.