Ina and the International Olympic Committee invite you to relive the Olympic celebrations, both at the Summer Games (16 Olympics from London in 1948 to Beijing in 2008) and Winter Games (6 Olympics in Grenoble in 1968 to Turin in 2006.

A substantial collection of 7 446 documents, including 1 851 clips and 5 595 programmes

From the major infrastructure works undertaken by the host cities to the sporting feats during the Games, including intense, colourful moments at the opening and closing ceremonies. Follow the Olympic Flame and watch the athletes of all generations and all origins as they prepare, in the most extraordinary locations that have seen so many records made and surpassed.

If you are looking for performance, you will find some breathtaking images of podiums, portraits and interviews of exceptional sportsmen and women – several hundred medal winners – each and every one of them ambassadors of the Olympic spirit.

 An Olympic Charter in favour of a better, peaceful society through sport

In six fundamental principles, the Charter describes the Olympic ideal as a philosophy of life that combines sport, culture and education in an atmosphere of joy, physical and mental effort, setting an example and respecting fundamental, universal and ethical principles.

The Olympic Games, one of the greatest sports festivals, brings athletes from all five continents together, like the five overlapping rings of the logo that symbolises the Games.