Because the government wanted it to be held in athens!
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Pierre de Coubertin
Pierre de Coubertin revived the Olympic Games in 1896.
The First IOC Olympics to place in 1896 but I think the modern Olympics were revived in 1859.
Greece
Yes they did start the Olympic Games, the Athenians made the Olympic games in a town in Athens call Olympia............ To some it up, YES POO L.O.L
Summer Olympic Games was created in 1896.
The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896.
The first games of the Olympiad.
1896, Athens - the first edition of the modern Olympic games
mr boo
The Olympic games originated in Ancient Greece where they were held every four years as a festival of Zeus. They were held from 776 to BCE to 393 CE. The modern Olympics revived these ancient games in 1896 and have been held off and on ever since.