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The man who founded the International Olympic Committee was Baron de Coubertin, a Frenchman with interests in both history and education, and who wanted to encourage sport in school curricula. In the United Kingdom, a Dr Brookes organized a recreation of the ancient Olympics, and de Coubertin wanted to extend the idea to international competition. He convened an international conference in 1894, and the first modern Olympic Games took place in 1896.
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Who was the responsible for the modern Olympics?
Pierre de Coubertin is responsible for reviving the Modern Day Olympic Games.
What person gets credit for the revival of the modern Olympic games?
Pierre de Coubertin is responsible for reviving the Modern Day Olympic Games.
How many years passed between the beginning of the modern olympic games and the first olympic winter games?
28. The first modern Olympics was in Athens in 1896 and the first Winter Olympics was in Chamonix (France) in 1924.
Was 1896 the first olympic games?
No. 1896 are the beginning of what we call the modern Olympic games. The first Olympic games started in 776 BC Olympia, Greece (hence the name 'Olympics') and were celebrated until AD 393.
Who was responsible for the olympic games?
my mum
When was the first modern olympic games opened to woman?
The 1900 Olympics were the first modern Olympic Games to be open to women.
In the beginning who could participate in the olympic games?
Anyone who qualified for the Olympic standard.
Why did the modern Olympic games originate?
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Who named the Olympic games the Olympic games?
The Ancient Greeks held the games at Olympus, Greece, thus giving the name 'The Olympic Games'. In 1894, Pierre de Coubertin wanted to continue the Olympics, and named these modern Olympics the 'Modern Olympic Games'.
Which sport was held in the first modern olympic games in 1886?
Which sport was included in the first modern olympic games held in 1866
When and where were the first modern olympic games held?
The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896.
What number is this 2008 Summer Olympics?
The modern Summer Olympic Games was started in 1896. There have been 28 Summer Olympic Games held. The modern Winter Olympic Games were started in 1924. There have been 20 Winter Olympic Games held.
