First Olympic Games were held in which country

Organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which had been created by French aristocrat Pierre de Coubertin, the event was held in Athens, Greece, ...

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In 1834 and 1836, the Olympic Games were held in Ramlösa, Sweden, and ... Games held three months later; this event became the first Winter Olympic Games.

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For the first 250-plus years all the action took place in the sanctuary of Olympia, situated in the north-western Peloponnese. Pock-marked by olive trees, from ...

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The first celebration of the modern Olympic Games took place in its ancient birthplace - Greece. The Games attracted athletes from 14 nations, with the largest ...

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The first modern Olympics were held in Athens on April 6, 1896, with 280 athletes from 13 nations competing in 43 events, including the first marathon.

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Overview of the first Olympic Games, which were held in Olympia, Greece. ... The honor of holding the Olympic Games is entrusted to a city, not to a country.

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The first known Olympics were held in the summer of 776 BC at Olympia, a site in southern Greece where people went to worship their gods.

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