The 1896 Summer Olympics (Greek: Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896, romanized: Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad (Greek: Αγώνες της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας, romanized: Agónes tis 1is Olympiádas) and commonly known as Athens 1896 (Greek: Αθήνα 1896), was the first international Olympic Games held in modern history. Organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which had been created by French aristocrat Pierre de Coubertin, it was held in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896.  Read more..

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The first edition of the Olympic Games of the modern era took place in Athens from April 6 to 15, 1896, with 14 delegations present (241 athletes in total, only men), without Russia (having entered athletes but ultimately not participating) nor Romania or Bessarabia ... Two years earlier, in 1894 in Paris, the French Pierre de Coubertin created the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Greek capital had been designated the first host city of this event.. Read more..