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The Olympic Winter Games began a century ago. See photos of the 'revolutionary' 1924 event
View Date:2024-12-23 11:34:29
The Olympic Winter Games are celebrating 100 years of sport on snow and ice this week.
Thursday will mark a “revolutionary” century of “mountain sports driven by technological leaps and social progress,” according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
In 1924, 258 athletes from 16 national teams descended upon the small Alpine town of Chamonix, France, the IOC stated.
“Since then, the Games have evolved to become the world’s most important winter sports event. Today, up to 3,000 athletes from over 90 National Olympic Committees take part in a growing number of disciplines, including the latest additions, such as freestyle skiing and ski mountaineering,” the IOC said.
The event also boosted Chamonix’s role as a host of major winter and summer sports events — including downhill and slalom world championships, marathons, climbing and more — and put it on the map as a tourist destination for enthusiasts, according to the IOC.
Look back at photos from the first gathering, which would later be dubbed the first ever Olympic Winter Games, to see how the sporting event began and how it has adapted through the years.
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