Where did the first modern olympics take place?
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Where did the first modern summer olympics take place? Where did the first modern winter olympics take place? Where did the first modern parallel olympics take place? Where did the first modern youth olympics take place?
athens, greece
Chamonix, France
Rome
singapore
Winter Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games Olympic Games
Where did the first modern olympics take place?
1896 Summer Olympics Olympic Games Marathon Panathenaic Stadium Summer Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic flame Spyridon Louis Zappas Olympics
The 1896 Summer <b>Olympics</b> officially known as the Games of the I <b>Olympiad</b>, <b>was</b> 
<b>the first</b> international <b>Olympic</b> Games held in <b>modern</b> history. ... Fourteen nations 
and 241, all male, athletes took part in the games. ... The main venue <b>was</b> the 
Panathenaic Stadium, where athletics and wrestling <b>took place</b>; other venues&nbsp;... The modern Olympic Games or Olympics <b>are</b> leading international sporting 
events featuring ... The programme of the <b>first modern Olympiad</b> in Athens in 
1896 <b>was</b> almost ... On the last day of the Congress, it <b>was</b> decided that the first 
Olympic Games to come under the auspices of the IOC would <b>take place</b> in 
Athens in 1896. The marathon <b>is</b> a long-distance race with an official distance of 42.195 
kilometres ... The marathon <b>was</b> one of the original <b>modern Olympic</b> events in 
1896, ... Kathrine Switzer <b>was the first</b> woman to run the Boston Marathon &quot;
officially&quot; (with ... On 20 March 2018, an indoor Marathon <b>took place</b> in the Armory 
in New York City. The Panathenaic Stadium or Kallimarmaro <b>is</b> a multi-purpose stadium in Athens, 
Greece. ... After being refurbished, it hosted the opening and closing ceremonies 
of the <b>first modern Olympics</b> in 1896 and <b>was</b> the venue for 4 of the 9 contested 
sports. ... On 23–24 July 1985 the &quot;Rock in Athens&quot; Festival <b>took place</b> featuring&nbsp;... The Summer <b>Olympic</b> Games or the Games of the <b>Olympiad</b>, <b>first</b> held in 1896, <b>is</b> 
a major ... In each <b>Olympic</b> event, gold medals <b>are</b> awarded for <b>first</b> place, silver 
medals <b>are</b> awarded ... the venues for the equestrian events, which <b>took place</b> in 
Sha Tin and Kwu Tung. ... It <b>was the first Olympic</b> Games held in the <b>Modern</b> era. The Winter <b>Olympic</b> Games <b>is</b> a major international multi-sport event held once 
every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The <b>first</b> Winter <b>Olympic</b> 
Games, the 1924 Winter <b>Olympics</b>, <b>were</b> held in Chamonix, France. The <b>modern</b> 
<b>Olympic</b> Games <b>were</b> inspired by the ancient <b>Olympic</b> Games, ... These Games 
<b>were the first</b> to <b>take place</b> since the September 11 attacks of&nbsp;... The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
, commonly ... Greece, the home of the ancient and <b>first modern Olympics</b>, <b>was</b> 
considered by many observers the &quot;natural choice&quot; for the Centennial Games. The <b>Olympic</b> flame <b>is</b> a symbol used in the <b>Olympic</b> movement. It <b>is</b> also a symbol 
of continuity between ancient and <b>modern</b> games. ... At the <b>first Olympic</b> torch 
relay, the flame <b>was</b> transported from Olympia to Berlin over ... Perhaps one of 
the most spectacular of <b>Olympic</b> cauldron lighting ceremonies <b>took place</b> at the 
1992&nbsp;... Spyridon Louis commonly known as Spyros Louis (Σπύρος Λούης), <b>was</b> a Greek 
water-carrier who won the <b>first modern</b>-day <b>Olympic</b> marathon at ... The lead <b>was</b> 
<b>taken</b> over by Edwin Flack, an Australian who won the 800 and ... During the race
, there <b>was</b> tension among the Greek spectators when Flack <b>was</b> in <b>first place</b>. The Zappas <b>Olympics</b> (Greek: Ζάππειες Ολυμπιάδες), simply called <b>Olympics</b> (
Greek: Ολύμπια, ... Sporadic references to the revival of the ancient <b>Olympic</b> 
Games <b>were made</b> by various personalities during the 19th century, ... On 
November 15, 1859, the <b>first modern</b> revival of the athletic <b>Olympic</b> Games <b>took</b> 
<b>place</b> in Athens.
Athens , Greece
1896 Summer Olympics