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Introduction

Every two years, hundreds of millions of people follow the most important global sporting event of the last one hundred years: the modern Olympic Games. Bringing together athletes from all five continents, the modern Olympic Games are sports competitions in which various nations compete against one another in a variety of disciplines. The Games are a peaceful gathering, combining sports, the arts and culture. This international celebration, which is held in a different city and country each time, enables a country not only to participate in the olympic ideal, but also to share its culture with the entire world.

The Olympic Games are a peaceful gathering...

...promoting friendship and brotherhood, whatever the nationality, colour or religion of the other athletes...

Canada can be proud, not only of having participated in every modern Olympic Games, but also of having been the host of this event on two occasions. Canada hosted the XXI Summer Games in Montréal, Quebec, in 1976 and the XV Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta, in 1988. It will host the XXI Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2010.