Saturday, June 4, 2011

7th Summer Olympics games


6th Summer Olympics games officially announce to held in Germany capital Berlin in 1916. Due to the outbreak of 1st world war games was cancelled.

7th Summer Olympics games were held in 1920. Belgium cities Antwerp host this game from 20 April to 12 September.

Participating Nations: 29 ( Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Yugoslavia)

Athletes participating:  2,626 (2,561 men, 65 women)

Events: 154 in 22 sports

Officially opened by:  Albert I of Belgium

Stadium: Olympisch Stadion

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