The following are lists of all
Olympic
Olympic or Olympics may refer to
Sports
Competitions
* Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896
** Summer Olympic Games
** Winter Olympic Games
* Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece bet ...
venues, starting with
the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, organized alphabetically, by sport, and by year.
As a
multi-sport event
A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports among organized teams of athletes from (mostly) nation-states. The first major, modern, multi-sport event of interna ...
, competitions held during a given Olympics usually take place in different venues located across the host city and its metropolitan area. However, some Olympic competitions may be held outside the host metropolitan area, and instead in other regions of the host country (as it is usually the case with
Football at the Summer Olympics
Football at the Summer Olympics, referred to as the Olympic Football Tournament, has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 (the inaugural Games) and 1932 (in an attempt to promote the new FIFA ...
and its requirements for large stadia).
One venue is designated as the "
Olympic Stadium
''Olympic Stadium'' is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games. An Olympic stadium is the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words ''Olympic Stadium'' as ...
", the big centrepiece
stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
of the games. Traditionally at the Summer Olympic Games, the opening and closing ceremonies and the Athletics competitions are held in the Olympic Stadium. The Winter Olympic Games do not usually have a central Olympic Stadium, but instead have edifices that are designated as the Olympic Stadium to host the opening and closing ceremonies.
Summer Olympics
Alphabetical
Sport
;Current for 2016
;Discontinued sports
;Demonstration sports
Games by year
Winter Olympics
Alphabetical
Sport
;Current for 2014
;Demonstration sports
Games by year
See also
*
List of Commonwealth Games venues
The following are lists of all Commonwealth Games venues, starting with the first Commonwealth Games in 1930, alphabetically, by sport and by year.
As a multi-sport event, competitions held during a given the Commonwealth Games usually take pl ...
References
LA84Foundation.org site on the Official Olympic reports: 1896 Athens to 2006 Turin.Accessed 25 February 2011.
Sports-reference.com profile of the Olympics.Accessed 25 February 2011. It lists all of the events with locations for each event.
Beijing2008.cn profile.Accessed 25 February 2011.
Olympic.org profile of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.Accessed 25 February 2011.
London2012.com venue profile.Accessed 25 February 2011.
Sochi2014.com list of venues.Accessed 25 February 2011.
Rio2016.org map of the venues.Accessed 25 February 2011.
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Venues
Venue is the location at which an event takes place. It may refer to:
Locations
* Venue (law), the place a case is heard
* Financial trading venue, a place or system where financial transactions can occur
* Music venue, place used for a concer ...