Every four years, 200 or more countries send their best athletes to (19)....... part in the Olympic Games. Millions of people from all around the world (20)................ the Olympic Games on television. The Olympic Games began more than 2,000 years (21).... The modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece, in 1896. The number of sports played at the Olympics (22)............... from year to year. Some of the most popular Summer Olympic sports are swimming, cycling, volleyball and horse riding. The Winter Olympic sports include ice hockey, (23)............ and ski jumping. Personal and team (24)................ is the most important part of the Olympics. There is no prize money.