The Temple of Heaven (The Qi Nian Temple) is illuminated as Beijing celebrates the New Year's Eve at the Temple of Heaven Park on December 31, 2011 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

“The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin. The 1940 Games had been scheduled for Tokyo, and then Helsinki; the 1944 Games had been provisionally planned for London. This was the second occasion that London had hosted the Olympic Games, the city had previously been the venue in 1908”. – Wikipedia

Photo: The Olympic torch passes through Windsor on its way to Wembley, for the start of the Summer Olympics, 29th July 1948. (Photo by Ron Burton/Keystone/Getty Images)

Gymnast Ahmad al-Sawas performs gymnastic moves near damaged buildings in the rebel-held Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria March 26, 2016. As Syrian gymnast Ahmad al-Sawas watched his country fall apart, his Olympic dream collapsed too. The last national champion before the fighting began, he knew that supporting the anti-government side in the five-year-old civil war would prevent him from being selected for the Rio Games. (Photo by Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)

Alessandra Perilli, of San Marino, competes during the trap women's qualification at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, August 7, 2016. (Photo by Hassan Ammar/AP Photo)

2016 Rio Olympics, Athletics, Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw, Groups, Olympic Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 13, 2016. Evelis Aguilar (COL) of Colombia competes in Javelin group A women's heptathlon. (Photo by Dylan Martinez/Reuters)

Samba dancers arrive to perform ahead of the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, August 14, 2016. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)

A girl looks around displays at the world premiere of “Meet Vincent van Gogh” exhibition in Beijing, China, June 15, 2016. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)

A TV cameraman drives into Usain Bolt of Jamaica after the men's 200m final during the Beijing 2015 IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium, also known as “Bird's Nest”, in Beijing, China, 27 August 2015. Bolt won the race. (Photo by Rolex Dela Pena/EPA)