97 years ago today, May 17, 1928 (March 28, 1928, the Lunar Calendar), the 9th Olympic Games opened. The 1928 Olympic Games The 9th Olympic Games were held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from May 17 to August 12, 1928. There are 3014 athletes (including 290 women) from 46 countries participating in 15 events and 120 individual events. In 1928, only the Dutch city of Amsterdam applied to host the Ninth Olympic Games. Without competition, it became a natural venue. Amsterdam was the capital of the Netherlands and the world's second largest port. At that time, it had less than 500,000 residents and convenient transportation. The host built a new sports stadium that could accommodate 40,000 people, which served as the main venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games and competitions in football, track and field and other events. A tower was also built. During the Olympics, the tower has been burning with blazing fireworks. The fire was taken from Olympia, and a condenser was used to gather sunlight to ignite the torch. It was then passed through four countries: Greece, Yugoslavia, Austria, and Germany, and finally reached the host country. This is the first time such an event has been held at the Olympics. Many historical records record that the flames of today's Olympics began from this year. This is probably the reason why. However, in 1934, the International Olympic Committee officially decided to hold this ceremony at the opening ceremony starting from the 11th. Therefore, to be accurate, the burning of the Olympic flame should have begun at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The sports meeting will be held from May 17 to August 12. It is said that the subsequent entry order of each team, that is, Greece took the lead, the host country took the back, and the others were arranged according to the host country's language, starting from this year. There were 46 countries participating, with Malta, Panama and Rhodesia participating for the first time. After sending three tennis players to perform at the Paris Olympics in 1924, China sent observer Song Ruhai to attend this time. On August 2, in the triple jump final, Mio Oda of Japan won with 15.21 meters. This was the first time that Japan and Asia won the gold medal in the Olympics. Asia's first women's world record holder and 21-year-old Japanese female athlete Saike Shinami also participated in the 800-meter race and won the runner-up. She was the first female athlete in Asia to win an Olympic medal. On May 17, 1928, Dutch football players took the oath as athlete representatives. On May 17, 1928, the Dutch delegation entered the opening ceremony of the Amsterdam Olympics. On May 17, 1928, the opening ceremony of the Amsterdam Olympics held a panoramic view of the official venue