Pierre de Coubertin, considered the father of the modern Olympic Games, would be pleased.
Regardless of the status of the IOC itself, the modern Olympic games are profit-driven, and the broadcast, merchandising and sponsorship rights are extremely valuable.
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Wrestling has been a part of all but one of the modern Olympic Games since their inception in 1896, missing only the 1900 Games in Paris.
The event was staged between Marathon, the village which gave the event its name, and the Panathinaiko marble amphitheater in the center of Athens where the modern Olympic Games were revived in 1896.
When the Ancient Games were revived as the Modern Olympic Games in Athens 1896, local hero Spiridon Louis won the marathon -- as he should have -- to bring his country international recognition and fame.
Simple clinical diagnosis would probably trace the condition back to 1896, the year of the first modern Olympic Games, when a trainee accountant from Melbourne called Edwin Flack headed to Greece as Australia's first Olympian.
The cost of running a modern Olympic games represents a staggering burden to the host city, and endorsement contracts are one of the best ways to offset that cost.
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Making its way to Britain, the flame will first take in Greek archaeological sites including the Acropolis and Olympic Stadium in Athens, site of the first modern Games in 1896.
Between now and August, as the Athens Olympic Games refocus world attention on modern Greece, millions of outsiders will come face-to-face with that nation, with all its flaws and enchantments.
The next section is a hall of torches from every modern Olympic Games since 1936 -- a range of designs that include some that look like broom sticks (Atlanta, 1996), machetes (Sydney, 2000) and lightsabers (Tokyo, 1964).
One of the Olympic mascots has been named Wenlock in recognition of the town's historical link to the modern games.
The modern Games could be international from the start because the British had spread standardized versions of most of the Olympic sports around the world.
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