when was the first olympics held
The 1896 Summer Olympics (Modern Greek: Î¸ÎµÏÎ¹Î½Î¿Î¯ Î¿Î»ÏÎ¼ÏÎ¹Î±ÎºÎ¿Î¯ Î±Î³ÏÎ½ÎµÏ 1896, Therinoi TherinoÃ­ Olympiakoi olympiakoÃ­), agoÌ±nes agÃ³Ì±nes 1896 officially Known as the Games Of, the i olympiad-was a multi sport Event, Held, in athens greece from 6 to. 15 april 1896 it was The First international olympic games Held in. the modern eraecause Ancient Greece was the birthplace of the Olympic Games, Athens was considered to be an appropriate choice to stage the inaugural modern Games. It was unanimously chosen as the host city during a congress organised by Pierre de Coubertin, a French pedagogue and historian, in Paris, on 23 June 1894.
The first modern international Olympic Games was held in 1896 in Athens Greece. Since 1896, the games have been held every four year with the following exceptions: There were no Games in 1916, 1940 or 1944.he Olympic games were established in Ancient Greece in the year 776 B.C. They were held periodically until around 393 A.D. However, the Olympics as we know them didn't start â¦ until 1896 in Athens, Greece, when the first modern games were held.