Because it was not considered a sport until someone demonstrated it.
In modern times, the first Summer Olympics was in 1896.
1896, in Athens.
1896
Italy first competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
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1896 Summer Olympics and 2004 summer Olympics.
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Athens, Greece, in 1896.
The first modern olympics were held in Athens, Greece in the summer of 1896.
The first Summer Olympics of the modern era were held Athens 1896
The first modern Summer Olympics were held in 1896, in Athens, Greece.
Atens Greece more than 2500 years ago