 He also served as its first president.On 29 December 1885 Georges de Saint-Clair, the secretary-general of Racing Club de France and delegates from Stade Français had formed the "Union des Sociétés Françaises de Course a Pied".Then on 1 June 1888 Pierre de Coubertin, with the support of Jules Simon and Henri Didon, formed the "Comité pour la Propagation des Exercises Physiques".