Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece b ...

songs and anthems are adopted officially by

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(or by official broadcasters and partners selected by IOC), to be used prior to the

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

and to accompany the games during the event. They are used as

theme music Theme music is a musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at so ...

in TV

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and also used in advertising campaigns for the Olympic Games. Some songs and anthems are more popular and famous than official songs and anthems.

Summer Olympics

Official theme songs and anthems

Other songs and anthems

Winter Olympics

Official theme songs and anthems

Other songs and anthems

Albums

See also

References