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The first modern Olympic Games took place in Athens in 1896 two years after Pierre Baron de Coubertin formed the International Olympic Committee in Paris.
There had already been local attempts to revive the Olympics in various countries, including Greece and Britain. De Coubertin had wanted the first Games to

Athens 1896 | Olympic Games

The Panathenaic Stadium during the Athens 1896 Olympic Games (Photo: IOC)

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