Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Dr Brookes copied the sports which were in the Olympics held in Athens in 1859 in future Wenlock Olympian Games ( Brookes created this first as a class in 1850 and then as an event in 1856 . ) .
Simplified: Dr Brookes adopted events from the program of the Olympics held in Athens in 1859 in to future Wenlock Olympian Games .