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The first modern olympics occured in 1896, in Athens, Greece. Pierre de Coubertin had the idea to start the olympics, he wanted modern and ancient sports involved. Coubertin began developing his ideas for an international sports competition in the 1880s. In 1894 he invited delegates to come to Paris, France, to discuss amateur sports at an international athletic congress. The conference hosted 78 delegates from nine countries. Pole vaulting, sprints, shot put, weight lifting, swimming, cycling, target shooting, tennis, marathon and gymnastics were all events at the first Olympics.\





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