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[[File:First-olympics-winners-civballs.png|thumb|The winning nations of the [[First Olympics]].]]

[[File:YoahtlOlympicVillage.png|thumb|The Yoahtl Olympic Village just before the [[First Olympics]].]]

[[File:MountAugustaPreOlympics.png|thumb|The Riverside Olympic Village at the start of the [[Fourth Olympics]] in [[Mount Augusta]].]]

The Olympics are a recurring international gathering where players compete in minigames for medals. The event is loosely modeled after the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games real-life Olympic Games].

The [[First Olympics]] were held in [[Yoahtl]] across five evenings from Friday, June 22nd 2018 to Tuesday, June 26th 2018 with many total participants from many nations. The [[Second Olympics]] were held in [[The Commonwealth]], from Monday, 7th January 2019 through to Sunday 13th<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/aa1auv/the_olympic_torch_arrives_in_taliesin_and_an/eco69n7/</ref>, with after parties at nearby locations following the events. The [[Third Olympics]] were held in [[Gensokyo]] from Friday, 10th May 2019 through to Sunday 12th.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SreDiHuo4YPH_ZNrA0BTiMMkHUhFpNG81g52E0d_QrQ/edit</ref>

The [[Fourth Olympics]] were held in [[Mount Augusta]] from 14th August 2019 to 18th August.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/cqakdk/mta_summer_olympics_have_begun_dont_miss_this/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/cl5vg8/olympics_4_on_mount_olympus_most_august/</ref> Each had multiple nations compete and saw a multitude of athletic and non-athletic events held.

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The Fifth Olympics were due to be held in [[Columbia]] from 18th January 2020 to 20th January but subsequently cancelled due to the [[Columbian Bush War]].<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/eocyjw/columbian_olympic_update/</ref>

The Olympics is run by an international organization that selects each location for every Olympic Games.<ref>https://discord.gg/qKcfcsB</ref> As of Feburary 2021, no new Olympic games have been planned. While possible locations include Columbia, [[Icenia]], [[Mount September]], [[Eddie Murphy]], [[Gabon]], and Yoahtl, no new games have been announced as of yet. {{Citation needed}}

The events are mostly typical Minecraft minigames such as Spleef and Thimble but also include imitations of real Olympic games such as Archery and Racing. Typical events that occur are:

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