The first session of the Olympic Games held under the flag of the International Olympic Committee was held in Athens in 1897. 13 countries participated with 295 players. The Olympic Games continued session every four years in Paris, Saint Lewis, London, Stockholm, Antwerp, Paris, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Berlin, London, Helsinki, Melbourne, Rome, Tokyo, Mexico, Munich, Montreal, Moscow, Los Angeles and finally in Seoul.  

After 20 years, since Asia for the first time received the Olympiad; the Far East is once again receiving the 24th Olympic Games in Seoul of Korea. Seoul is a town which rapidly developed, in which you can see the Korean nature beauty, the oriental charm and the treasuries of five thousand years of culture and traditions.