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ORGANISATION OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES
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REGULAR CELEBRATION OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES
The Olympic Games are competitions between athletes in individual or team events and not between countries. They bring together athletes designated by their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and whose entries have been accepted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). They compete under the technical direction of the International Sports Federations (IFs) concerned.
The Olympic Games consist of the Games of the Olympiad and the Olympic Winter Games. Both take place every four years. The term "Olympiad" designates the period of four successive years which begins with the Games of the Olympiad and ends with the opening of the Games of the following Olympiad. The Olympiads are numbered consecutively from the first Olympic Games of modern times, celebrated in Athens in 1896.
The first Olympic Winter Games were celebrated in 1924. Starting from that date, they are numbered in the order in which they are held. Since 1994, the year of the XVII Olympic Winter Games, the Olympic Winter Games have been held in the second calendar year following the year in which the Olympiad began. Those sports which are practised on snow and ice are considered as winter sports.
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MANAGEMENT OF OLYMPIC GAMES RIGHTS
The Olympic Games are the exclusive property of the IOC which owns all rights relating thereto, in particular, and without limitation, the rights relating to their organisation, exploitation, broadcasting and reproduction by any means whatsoever. The final authority on any question concerning the Olympic Games lies with the IOC. All profits derived from the celebration of the Olympic Games must be applied to the development of the Olympic Movement and of sport.
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OLYMPIC CHARTER
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