Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Amsterdam had made a bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games , but had to give way to war-victim Belgium and De Coubertin 's Paris before finally being awarded with the organization .
Simplified: Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games , but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp , Belgium and Pierre de Coubertin 's Paris , respectively .