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The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896.
The first Winter Olympic games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
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Before the modern Games were started, a committee was formed (International Olympic Committee) to work out the details concerning holding the Games. It was decided to hold the first modern Games (1896) in Athens due to Greece being the country where the Olympic Games were first held more than 2500 years earlier.
The pentathlon is a modern Olympics sport.