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Album: 21 Pictures of The First Modern-Era Olympics Back In 1896

  • Publish date: Sunday، 01 August 2021 Last update: Thursday، 09 September 2021
Album: 21 Pictures of The First Modern-Era Olympics Back In 1896

On April 6, 1896, in Athens, the first-ever Olympics of the modern era was launched.

It is well known that the competition had started back in ancient Greece, however, it was abolished by Roman Emperor Theodosius I in 393 A.D. due to his belief that it promoted pagan worship over Christianity since it was one of the religious festivals honoring the Greek god Zeus.

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The modern era festival which took place in 1896 aimed to revive the competition that was abolished a long time ago and was quite successful.

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Here are some of the pictures of the first-ever modern-era Olympics. Click the album above to see more.

Image Credits: Getty Images and AP

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