[DOC] [TLE] 1896 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia [PAR] The 1896 Summer Olympics officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was 
the first international Olympic Games held in modern history. ... The United States 
won the most gold medals, 11; host nation Greece won the most ... that several 
congressmen first proposed London as the location, but Coubertin dissented. [DOC] [TLE] First modern Olympics is held - Apr 06, 1896 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic Games are held in Athens, Greece, 
with ... in Paris in June 1984 and chose Greece as the site of the inaugural 
modern Olympiad. ... The U.S. hosted the Olympics for the first time in 1904, in St. 
Louis. [DOC] [TLE] The Olympic Games - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com [PAR] The first modern Olympics took place in 1896 in Athens, and featured 280 ... 
Athens in 490 B.C. Fittingly, Greece's Spyridon Louis won the first gold medal in 
the event. ... of creating a modern Olympic Games after visiting the ancient 
Olympic site. ... than a century, nearly 11,000 athletes from a record 201 countries 
competed. [DOC] [TLE] The Olympics Games in Historical Perspective - Verite Sport [PAR] The Games gathered competitors together on one site and integrated sport into a 
wider festival. .... The first modern Olympics took place in April 1896 in Athens. 
There were 245 participants from 14 countries  9 sports and 43 events (compare 
... Fittingly, a Greek shepherd, Spiridon Louis was the hero of these Games,... [DOC] [TLE] History of the Olympics | Lighthouse Translations [PAR] Aug 23, 2016 ... The Olympic Games are here again. ... Nothing gets us more excited than the 
coming together of countries, cultures, ... Those games were part of a religious 
festival honoring the greek god Zeus and named in honor of their location, 
Olympia, ... Fittingly, the first modern games were hosted in Athens, Greece. [DOC] [TLE] Olympic Movement - Olympic-Legacy.com - PE04.Com [PAR] During the course of the 19th century, many countries had begun to recognize 
the ... In 1829, a team of French archaeologists investigated the site of ancient ... 
were in place to stage the first modern Olympic games in Athens, Greece in 1896. 
... though fittingly the hero on the Athens Olympics was a Greek, Spiros Louis, 
who... [DOC] [TLE] BBC - A Sporting Nation - Donald Dinnie [PAR] The first modern Olympic Games of 1896 were fittingly staged in Athens where 
200 athletes represented 14 ... Scotland's Launceston Elliot won Scotland's first 
Olympic medal. ... The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites
. [DOC] [TLE] Are you Ready to be Amazed by the Olympic Games? - The ABA ... [PAR] Jul 28, 2016 ... Blog post discussing the history of the Olympic games and their ... I couldn't 
believe just how many countries participated in the games- have a look for 
yourselves! ... the first modern-day Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens, fittingly 
enough. ... Required fields are marked *. Comment. Name *. Email *. Website... [DOC] [TLE] It's The Olympic Spirit That Still Moves Them - Newsweek [PAR] Jul 21, 1996 ... THE FIRST RECORDED Olympic chant of the modern era, fittingly, was ""Nike! ... 
The very first marathon winner, in 1896, was a Greek shepherd named Spiridon 
... The Olympics is still the only venue in which Finland -- or, more ... Any 
American who pretends not to care whether his country has the best... [DOC] [TLE] The History of the Olympic Games 1896 - 2012 [PAR] It was fitting that first 'Modern' celebration was fittingly held in Athens, the scene ... 
One side effect is that the all time records for how many medals countries have ... 
1924 was the first Olympic Games where the athletes were accommodated in .... 
in which a lighted torch is carried from Olympia to the site of the current Games. [DOC] [TLE] Fdration Internationale de Gymnastique-History of modern ... - FIG [PAR] The four founding member countries of the international gymnastics committee 
were ... before finally settling on Lausanne (in 2008),

Question: Fittingly, this country was the site of the first modern Olympics in 1896
Answer: Greece