Athletes trained in this Olympia facility in its ancient heyday.

Poster for the Paris 1924 Summer Olympic Games.

The five Olympic rings

Opening ceremonie - The lightning of Olympic fire

Ray EwryRay Ewry - one of the most successful Olympic athletes in the history of the modern Olympics.

Larissa LatyninaLarissa Latynina won 18 Olympic medals, including 9 gold ones.

The most successful sportsmen in the world. AthleteNationSportOlympics1st2nd3rdTotal Larissa LatyninaUSSRGymnastic s 1956– Nikolai Andrianov USSRGymnastic s 1972– Paavo NurmiFINAthletics1920– Mark SpitzUSASwimming1968– Carl LewisUSAAthletics1984– Bjørn Dæhlieskiing NORCross- country 1992– Birgit FischerGERCanoeing1980– Sawao KatoJPNGymnastic s 1968– Jenny ThompsonUSASwimming1992– Matt BiondiUSASwimming1984– Gary Hall, Jr.USASwimming1996–

Olympic Motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius“ "Swifter, Higher, Stronger"

Pierre de Coubertin "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."

Pierre de Coubertin

The president of International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge

Huan Antonio Samaranch – the ex-president of the IOC