Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: The home city of Pierre de Coubertin , founder of the modern games , was selected over bids of Amsterdam , Los Angeles , Rio de Janeiro , and Rome , though Paris had also hosted the 1900 Games .
Simplified: The home town of Pierre de Coubertin , which had already hosted the 1900 Games , was chosen over bids of Amsterdam , Berlin , Los Angeles , Rio de Janeiro and Rome .