Not every generation of spectators has shared this level of excitement. In 1896, a curmudgeonly classics scholar covered the first modern Olympics in Athens for The Atlantic; the games drew around ...

The first modern Olympic Games in 1896 included men's weightlifting, but the sport didn't become a permanent fixture at the Olympics until 1920. The women's competition debuted at the 2000 Sydney ...

When were the first Olympics? The IOC hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896 in Athens. The location was chosen as a tribute to the Games' origins. According to the History Channel, 280 male ...

The modern-day version was first held in Athens, Greece, from April 6-15, 1896. And the Boston Herald covered the games! (From afar, but history is still soaked in the pages of this paper.) ...

Olympic Day is celebrated every year on 23 June to honour the birth of the modern Olympics. Learn why it started and also ...

It was in the summer of 1896 that the first Modern Olympic Games took place in Athens, Greece. Pierre de Coubertin - the French aristocrat, created the International Olympic Committee, and the ...

The 1908 London Games were the first in which the modern Olympics began recognisably to emerge. A large stadium was built at White City, and athletes joined an opening ceremony parade behind their ...

The first modern Olympic Games were played in 1896 in Athens after the first International Olympic Committee (IOC) session held in 1894 awarded the games to Athens, Greece.

Summer Olympics Facts and History. The first revival of the Olympics was held in Athens, Greece, from April 6, 1896, to April 15, 1896. The first modern Summer Olympics champion was James Connolly ...

The first modern Olympic games took place in Athens sixty years ago in a stadium holding seventy-five thousand. The American hurdler Thomas P. Curtis won the Gold Medal in his event; he also found ...

In 1896, a curmudgeonly classics scholar covered the first modern Olympics in Athens for The Atlantic; the games drew around 250 athletes from 14 countries (this summer’s games include ...