What year was the first modern Olympics held?

Although the ancient Games were staged in Olympia, Greece, from 776 BC through 393 AD, it took 1503 years for the Olympics to return. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. The man responsible for its rebirth was a Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who presented the idea in 1894.

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Raashid Khan

These international events provide a place to know other cultures in addition to games talent.

dvdeaton

1896, In Athens, Greece; as an "amateur" sports historian, I need to know this stuff..

Peter Robertson

Raashid Khan, And sadly,rampant nationalism. How good would it be with no flags and no team games as it was in ancient Greece.

patrhea

I've answered this one wrong twice. I keep thinking 1902🙄, and seems like a good year😁. Maybe by the time it rotates back around I'll get it right next time😁

Al Cole

After I answered correctly I found the arrogance of Tesla almost more than I could stand.

kamaker

Ken Jackson, ...and???

kamaker

Love everything about the games...Summer and Winter

Charles Fish

For some reason guessing second oldest year tends to lend good results.

Joy Desreaux

Missed it

ninakamwene

Missed it, a great learning trivia. Thank you.

Fran Graybowski

We had the 1996 Olympics here in Atlanta. I had better get the right answer.

Humberto Carrasco

GOT IT RIGHT

George Oliver Prince

I've seen this question before, but as a sports fanatic, I knew the answer

Ken Jackson

Baron de Coubertin only came up with the idea after visiting the Wenlock Olympian Games in 1890 - Games that have been held annually since 1850 and which were devised by Dr. William Penny Brookes.