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Correction – January 30, 2015: A previous version of this article stated that Hong Kong had never hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics. This has since been corrected to say that the 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Hong Kong.
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January 21, 2012
When is the most important Olympics? It’s the final leg of the London Olympic Games, so I’m wondering.
But in the meantime, take a moment to reflect on the most important games we’ve played. They’ve been the most significant ones we’ve ever played. So they have to count.
Of course, not everyone played the Olympics. Some of us won. But a handful of us lost. Some of us missed out.
Let’s look at those first.
June 18-21, 1896
No games.
July 1-4, 2000
Four games
September 18-26, 1908
Four games
February 4-7, 1960
Four games
November 2-5, 1916
Three games
February 12-14, 1920
Four games
November 27-29, 1922
One game
October 16-17, 1924
No games
November 25, 1920
First official meeting of the IOC
May 2, 1920
First official meeting of the IOC
October 5, 1910
Eight games
November 2, 1910
First official meeting of the Olympic Commision