The modern Olympic Games were brought back by Pierre de Coubertin. He was a great promoter of physical education in schools. He was also a historian, and very interested in Ancient Greece.

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At the ancient Olympics in Greece ... a French baron best known as the founder of the modern Olympics in 1896. But today’s ...

The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.

Per tradition, the torch was lit on April 15 in Olympia, Greece, honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games ... the year of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens. The Belem ...

Baron Pierre de Coubertin, widely credited as the founder of the modern Olympics, spent two years lobbying for the new Games to include a modern version of the pentathlon event that was a key ...

One of the key sports at the ancient Olympics, wrestling has been part of every modern summer Games since 1904, but was at risk of being dropped when the International Olympic Committee (IOC ...