29 NOCs (Nations)
2,626 athletes (65 women, 2,561 men)
154 events

Official opening of the Games by: His Majesty The King Albert
Lighting the Olympic Flame by: The Olympic flame was first lit during the opening ceremony of the 1928 Olympics
Olympic Oath by: Victor Boin (water-polo/fencing)
Official Oath by: The first officials' oath was sworn at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.

Suzanne Lenglen (FRA-tennis), one of the greatest women tennis players of all time, won the Olympic title by losing only four games.[Full story]

The 1920 Games were awarded to Antwerp to honour the suffering that had been inflicted on the Belgian people during the war.[Full story]

First use of the Olympic flag with the five rings signifying the union of five continents, created by Baron de Coubertin; the first time a competitor took the Olympic oath and the first release of doves as a symbol of peace.[Full story]