Olympic Games

The Olympic Games were an international sporting event established for both summer and winter sports and held every four years. Originally held in ancient Greece, they were revived in 1895.

History
The Tenth Doctor claimed to have visited the very first Olympics and watched naked men throwing a discus before a giant crowd. (DW: Fear Her)

The 1948 Olympics were held in London. The Doctor attended them twice, he enjoyed it so much. (DW: Fear Her)

The 1968 Olympics were held in Mexico. While in Atlantis, Polly discovered a souvenir bracelet from the games and Ben Jackson guessed from it that the year was approximately 1970. (DW: The Underwater Menace)

Some time in the 1970s, John Crichton jumped 2.6362 meters in one of the Olympics. (DW: Invasion of the Dinosaurs)

The 2012 Olympics were held in London. Due to a mishap along the torch relay route, the Olympic Flame was lit at the opening ceremonies by the Doctor, who appeared on international television. Afterward, he and Rose Tyler attended a neighbourhood celebration. (DW: Fear Her) The United Kingdom issued a commemorative pound coin celebrating the London Olympics, one of which ended up in a coin-operated vending machine a few years earlier. (BFA: The Raincloud Man)

The 2044 Olympics were held in Havana, Cuba. Tarak Ital represented Pakistan in athletics and won a gold medal. (DW: The Waters of Mars)

The 2048 Olympics were held in Paris. (DW: The Waters of Mars)

The 2060 Olympics were held in Barcelona. The Doctor wanted to go there to watch the cricket match. (BFA: Nekromanteia)

In 3999, the Intergalactic Olympic Games were held on Micawber's World. The Eighth Doctor took Samantha Jones there. (EDA: Placebo Effect)

When Davros revived and demanded to know what had happened while he was in suspended animation, the Doctor told him that Arcturus had won the Galactic Olympic Games with Betelgeuse coming in second. (DW: Destiny of the Daleks)

The Tenth Doctor offered to take Rose Tyler to the first anti-gravity Olympics. (DW: Tooth and Claw)

Behind the scenes

 * The Tenth Doctor's involvement in the 2012 Olympics has sparked a petition from thousands of fans all over the world wishing David Tennant to carry the Olympic Torch.