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Why were the modern Olympics started?
When the modern Olympics started in 1896,the first place winners were given silver medals because gold was thought to be....Inferior, Terribly expensive, and Witchcraft metal OR Royal stuff.The modern Olympics started in 1896 at Athens,Greece.The modern Olympics was re-established after about fifteen hundred years since it was abolished by the Romans.In 1894,a frenchman named Baron Pierre De Coubertin had the idea of reviving the Olympics.Following his suggestion,an international congress of fifteen nations joined together and held a meeting.Finally they agreed and the first Olympics were held in the rebuilt stadium in Athens.now you know
In what year did the Olympic committee decide to alternate the winter and summer games from being held the same year to having an Olympic games every 2 years?
The Winter Olympics changed in 1994 to the current 4 year cycle. Previously the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics where held in the same year, but in 1986 the IOC voted to change it so they were held two years apart on a four year cycle. The reasons behind this are numerous, but organisational and economic concerns played a significant part in the decision.
How many people attend the Olympics each year?
As the first records we have are of the games held at Olympia in 776BC and these are very basic it is not known how many took part or watched.
When was the first modern olympics held?
The ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles (the Roman Hercules), a son of Zeus. However the first Olympic Games for which we have written records for were held in 776 BC, though it is generally believed that the Games had been going on for many years already. The very first modern Olympic Games opened in the first week of April 1896 in Athens, Greece.
Were there other contest like the Olympics?
yes,There were 3 other major games which were held on 2- or 4-year cycles: the Isthmean Games at Corinth, the Pythian Games at Delphi, and the Nemean Games at Nemea. Because it started 200 years before the other competitions, the Olympics remained the most famous athletic contest in the ancient Greek world..
What year were the first modern Olympics held?
The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece in 1896.
How many year have the modern Olympics have been held for?
In Greece, 1896, was when the first "modern" Olympics were held.
What year was the first modern olympic games?
The first modern Olympics were held 1896 in athens Greece
In which year were the first modern Olympics held?
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What year was the Olympics originally held?
The ancient Olympics are first recorded as being held in 776 BC.The modern Olympics were first held in 1896.
Where were the first modern Olympics held and what year?
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What year were the modern Olympics started?
The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Athens.
In what year was the first modern Olympics games held in Greece?
The first ever olympics were held in 776bc
In what year were the Olympics first held?
The ancient Greeks believed that the first Olympic games were held in 776BC. Modern historians think that the games began long before this, although they are not exactly sure when.The modern Olympics were restarted in 1896 at Athens.18961896.1896The first ever Olympic games was held in Greece in 776 BC.The first 'modern' Olympics were in 1896they were held in 607bc
In what year did the Olympics return to Greece?
The first modern Olympics was held in Greece in 1896. The next time the Olympics were in Greece was 2004.
In the modern era what year were the first Winter Olympic games held?
The first Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
What year did the Olympics restarted?
The first modern Olympics was held in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
