The first Olympic Games are traditionally dated to 776BC ... and to the first modern Games, in Athens in 1896. The Athens Games were small – 241 athletes from 14 countries competed – and ...

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As a result, the International Olympic Committee was organised, with the goal of staging the first modern Olympics in Paris in 1900. Pressed by Coubertin, the IOC soon decided to aim for 1896 ...

There were no women athletes at the first modern Olympic Games, in 1896, because its founder, Pierre de Coubertin, thought women were "not cut out to sustain certain shocks". More than 100 years ...

The first competition in the first modern Olympics in 1896 was the 100-meter dash, with American Thomas Burke winning gold in a time of 12 seconds. More than a century later, the 100 meters ...

The first modern games of the Summer Olympics took place in Athens, Greece in 1896, and are held to honor the ancient games held in Olympia, Greece in 776 CE. Like many events, the games are no ...

Although much has changed since the first modern-day Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896, one thing that has remained constant is an athlete’s pursuit for the medals table in the name of ...