Attend the Paralympics

Watch Olympic sports competition

Attend the Summer Olympics, the world's premier international multi-sport event held every four years. Experience the opening ceremony with its spectacular displays and athlete parade, watch elite competitions like athletics (including the 100m sprint and marathon) and swimming (featuring events like the 100m freestyle), and explore the host city's Olympic Park and venues designed for the games.

Attend the Winter Olympics, a global multi-sport event held every four years featuring competitions like alpine skiing, ice hockey, and figure skating. Experience the thrill of watching elite athletes compete in venues such as the Olympic Stadium (site of opening and closing ceremonies) and the sliding center (for bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events), and immerse yourself in the international atmosphere with fans from around the world.

Sanctuary of Zeus where the Olympic Games were held for a thousand years — stadium, temples and the workshop of Phidias.

The Olympic Museum on a hillside above Lake Geneva, with the Lavaux vineyard terraces next door.

The 1994 Winter Olympics town, with the Maihaugen open-air museum and the ski jump you can ride down.

Subtropical Black Sea beaches and the 2014 Winter Olympics venues in the Caucasus above.

Two British runners at the 1924 Olympics, and the beach to Vangelis.