Club Atlético Olimpia, or simply Olimpia, is a sports club based in

Montevideo Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

, Uruguay. The club's main sport is basketball, with the basketball team having won eight championships in the now-defunct

Campeonato Uruguayo Federal de Básquetbol The Campeonato Uruguayo Federal de Básquetbol (CFB) ( English: Uruguayan Federal Basketball Championship) was the top-tier level men's basketball national club competition in Uruguay. It was organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (FU ...

(CFB). The team currently competes in the

Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol The Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (abbreviated as LUB; English language, English: ''Uruguayan Basketball League'') is the highest professional club basketball league in Uruguay. It is organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (FUBB). The Uru ...

(LUB).

History

Olimpia was founded on 17 September 1918. In 1946, Olimpia won the South American Club Championships. Between 1923 and 1972, the team won eight championships in the

(CFB).

References

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