Why are the Olympics done every 4 years? How long are the Olympics? ?

Question

I'm just curious... I was never interested in the Olympics, didn't really get what was the big deal. I'm watching it now, and it is kinda interesting.

Answer 1

olympiad is a greek equivalent for 4 years - it gives them time to prepare the city - it goes for 16 glorious days

Answer 2

An Olympiad is four years in length and this is the length of time chosen to be between the Oympics in both the modern and ancient eras.

The 2008 Summer Games in Beijing will have the opening ceremony on August 8 and the closing ceremony on August 24. This is a span of 17 days.  

Answer 3

An Olympiad was a measure of time in Ancient Greece, equivalent to a 4-year period. Therefore, the Ancient Olympic Games were celebrated every four years.

When Baron Pierre de Coubertin re-established the Olympics in 1896, he kept the same tradition of doing them every 4 years.

They last 17 days.

Answer 4

Preparing a city and the competitors  for the olympics does not take a year.

Answer 5

last for 17 days

Answer 6

Its done every four years because it will give the host city time to build new stadiums and arena's, they do this because of the number of sports they have going on at one time