Why Were The Olympics Created

Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the ...

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We do not know exactly when they started, but the date of 776 BC is often cited in written sources. ... The IOC Olympic Studies Centre is the world source of ...

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On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games, a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece, are reborn in Athens 1,500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor ...

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The tradition of awarding medals began in 1904; in each Olympic event, gold medals are awarded for first place, silver medals for second place, and bronze ...

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Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.

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4 days ago — The first Olympic Games had achieved major importance in Greece by the end of the 6th century BCE. They began to lose popularity when Greece was ...

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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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When did the Olympics start? An exact date is unknown, but the International Olympic Committee cites 776 BC as the first recorded Olympic Games.

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The first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to Olympia in 776 BC. Full passion and extraordinary feats of athletic endeavour, the Olympic Games were ...

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The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in south west Greece. Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to ...

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