# How much longer do the Olympics run?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 23, 2004, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-do-the-olympics-run/261111 "2004-08-23T17:36:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-do-the-olympics-run/261111/1 "2004-08-23T17:36:32Z")

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How long until the summer games end?

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-do-the-olympics-run/261111/2 "2004-08-23T17:44:26Z")

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They usually last 14 days.

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**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-do-the-olympics-run/261111/3 "2004-08-23T17:48:43Z")

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Until the 29th

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**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-do-the-olympics-run/261111/4 "2004-08-23T17:49:26Z")

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Actually, it’s two full weeks plus another weekend. So 16 or 17 days, depending on whether you count the opening ceremony.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-do-the-olympics-run/261111/5 "2004-08-23T18:02:17Z")

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[creepy old man]

I could watch a certain sport of the Olympics for at least a month

[/creepy old man]