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Every four years the games were held in Olympia, Greece. These games represented a period of intense competitions during which athletes competed to win the olive wreath.

Lausanne is considered the Olympic capital because the seats of the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Museum are there thanks to Pierre de Coubertin, a staunch defender of sport.

The ancient Olympic Games were part of a religious festival of worship of Zeus, the father of Greek gods and goddesses.

The Olympic Games are held every two years in different host cities which are chosen by the International Olympic Committee according to various criteria.

"La Soule" is a collective sport practiced mainly in France where you have to score goals. The difference with football that we know today is that at that time all blows were allowed between the players.

The oval ball sport owes its name to the city named Rugby, where in 1823 a football player took the ball in his hand and to back away with the ball; this gave birth to rugby.

Because of the war raging in France and thanks to its neutrality, Switzerland, and more particularly Lausanne, became host to the International Olympic Committee.

Tennis, football and rugby are English while handball is German.

Founded on 22 September 1989 as a non-profit organisation, the IPC is based in Bonn, Germany and aims to develop sports opportunities for all people with an impairment from the beginner to elite level. The vision of the IPC is ‘To enable Para athletes to achieve sporting excellence and inspire and excite the world.’