The Greeks started the Olympic games. Not sure who's personal Idea it was or the exact date the 1st games were held but I do know it was around 700 B.C.
The Olympic Games were dedicated to Zeus by Herakles.
The Australian Olympic Committee was founded and recognised in 1895. Australia has sent athletes to almost all editions of the modern Olympic Games. Australia has competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896.
Corinth was founded during the first ever Olympic Games.
Yes, French is an official language of the IOC and of the Olympic games. This is because of Pierre de Coubertin, the Frenchman who revived the Olympic games and founded the IOC.
According to legend, the ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles (the Roman Hercules)
The 1894 Olympics were the first to be held in the world, hosted by Athens, Greece.
argentina was founded in 1202
The city was founded by Americans in 1850
the olympic games, of course!
pretty sure it was zeus: protector of olympia, in which the word olympic comes from
There were no Olympic games in 1993. There were summer Olympic games in 1992 and 1996. There were winter Olympic games in 1992 and 1994.
Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee in 1890.