The first modern Olympic Games was held in the year ______.

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Answer 1

The correct answer is 1896.

Key Points

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in 1894, and it was decided that the first modern Olympic Games would be held two years later in Athens, Greece.
The first modern Olympic Games were held from April 6 to April 15, 1896, and featured 14 nations and 241 athletes competing in 43 events.
The Games were a huge success and helped to revive the ancient tradition of Olympic competition, which had been dormant for more than 1,500 years.
The modern Olympic Games have been held every four years since 1896, with the exception of 1916, 1940, and 1944 due to World War I and II.

Additional Information

The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green, and red.
- Each colour corresponds to a particular continent: blue for Europe, yellow for Asia, black for Africa, green for Australia and Oceania, and red for the Americas.
The Olympic motto “Citius, Altius, Fortius” (“Faster, Higher, Stronger”) was coined by Father Henri Didon.
Only three modern Olympic Games have been cancelled.
- The games were cancelled due to World War I (1916) and World War II (1940, 1944).
The youngest Olympian is Greek gymnast Dimitrios Loundras, who competed in the 1896 Athens Olympics at the age of 10.