[PAR] [TLE] Winter Olympic Games [SEP] The Olympic Winter Games (official name) (French: "Jeux olympiques d'hiver" ) is a major international sporting event held once every four years, for sports practised on snow and ice.  The first Winter Olympics, the 1924 Winter Olympics, was held in Chamonix, France.  The original five sports (broken into nine disciplines) were bobsleigh, curling, ice hockey, Nordic skiing (consisting of the disciplines military patrol, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, and ski jumping), and skating (consisting of the disciplines figure skating and speed skating).  The Games were held every four years from 1924 to 1936, interrupted in 1940 and 1944 by World War II, and resumed in 1948.  Until 1992 the Winter and Summer Olympic Games were held in the same years, but in accordance with a 1986 decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to place the Summer and Winter Games on separate four-year cycles in alternating even-numbered years, the next Winter Olympics after 1992 was in 1994. [PAR] [TLE] Cameroon at the 2002 Winter Olympics [SEP] Cameroon competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time (as of 2014, only time) at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.  The country sent only one representative.
[PAR] [TLE] Winter Olympic Games [ SEP ] The Olympic Winter Games ( official name ) ( French : " Jeux olympiques d'hiver " ) is a major international sporting event held once every four years , for sports practised on snow and ice . The first Winter Olympics , the 1924 Winter Olympics , was held in Chamonix , France . The original five sports ( broken into nine disciplines ) were bobsleigh , curling , ice hockey , Nordic skiing ( consisting of the disciplines military patrol , cross - country skiing , Nordic combined , and ski jumping ) , and skating ( consisting of the disciplines figure skating and speed skating ) . The Games were held every four years from 1924 to 1936 , interrupted in 1940 and 1944 by World War II , and resumed in 1948 . Until 1992 the Winter and Summer Olympic Games were held in the same years , but in accordance with a 1986 decision by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) to place the Summer and Winter Games on separate four - year cycles in alternating even - numbered years , the next Winter Olympics after 1992 was in 1994 . [PAR] [TLE] Cameroon at the 2002 Winter Olympics [ SEP ] Cameroon competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time ( as of 2014 , only time ) at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , United States . The country sent only one representative .
In which year did this major international sporting event, held once every four years, and for which Cameroon competed for the first time in 2002 at Salt Lake City, begin?
In which year did this major international sporting event , held once every four years , and for which Cameroon competed for the first time in 2002 at Salt Lake City , begin ?
1924
1924