Beginning in 1932, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled that the Summer Olympics should last no more than 16 days and the Winter Olympics no more than 12 days.

This rule is mainly to reduce the burden of expenses on the host city.

The origin of this provision:

The 2nd Olympic Games held in Paris, France, in 1900, due to the World's Fair held in Paris in the same year, and is based on the exposition, so the Games opened a protracted period of time, from the opening of the May 14th until the closing of the October 28th, the whole open for five and a half months, can be called " Marathon Olympics ". Marathon Olympics". This Games schedule is long, and the venue facilities are not satisfactory, and even a lot of sports competition participants, only after the end of the game to realize that they are participating in the Olympic Games.

However, the 2nd Olympics was not the longest. The longest lasting edition in the history of the modern Olympics was the 4th Olympics, held in London, England, in 1908, which ran from April 27th to October 31st. Later, for this reason, the International Olympic Committee stipulated in the Olympic Charter that the Summer Olympics should not be held for more than 16 days, and the Winter Olympics were limited to 12 days.

Extended information

The modern Olympic Games is the inevitable product of the development of modern capitalism, but also the formation of modern sports ideas in Europe and the United States after the formation of a wide range of implementation of the inevitable result.

In 1894, under the efforts of Coubertin and the promotion of various factors, the "Congress for the Restoration of the Olympic Games" was held in Paris. At the meeting, the International Olympic Committee was established and decided to revive the Olympic Games.

The modern Olympic Games have been y influenced by the ancient Olympic Games, but they are no longer divine competitions, but truly international sports competitions. The creation of the modern Olympic Games is an important milestone in the history of athletic competition, and it marks a brand new era for sports.