The Olympics have a rich history, both the Ancient and the Modern games, and today’s Daily Viz from Visual Loop features some infographics that illustrate that history in different dimensions. The first games, the discontinued Olympic events and the longest held athletic records are just  some of the facts brought by Ria Novosti, Uniblue, Find Me A Gift, The Telegraph and My Destination.

First Olympic Games

The Optimization of the Olympic Games

50 Discontinued Olympic Events

Hard to beat: longest held athletic records [Interactive]

The Olympics & The World

And our video pick of this day:

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