Where was the first Olympic Games held?

1896 Athens Olympic Games is the first Summer Olympic Games, which was held in Athens, Greece from April 6 to June 5, 2006. This is the first time to host the modern Olympic Games. The Greeks showed great enthusiasm for the conference, and the audience attending the opening ceremony reached 80 thousand, which was not broken until 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

There are 365,438+065,438+0 athletes from Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, the United States, France, Chile, Switzerland, Sweden and the host country Greece, of which 230 are from Greece, accounting for two thirds of the total. Germany and France each 19; The United States 14 people ranked fourth.

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The development of the Olympic Games:

The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece more than 2,000 years ago and got its name because it was held in Olympia. After the closure of the ancient Olympic Games 1500 years, Coubertin, a Frenchman, put forward an initiative to host the modern Olympic Games at the end of 19. The Olympic Committee was founded in 1894, the first Olympic Games were held in 1896, the first Winter Olympics were held in 1924, the first Paralympic Games were held in 1960, the first Youth Olympic Games were held in 20 10, and the first youth.

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