apr 6, 1896 - First Modern Olympics
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The First modern Olympics are held in Athens, Greece, with 14 countries participating and 241 individual athletes. who of which were all male, competing in 43 total events. France, Great Britain, Germany, and Greece had the largest number of athletes, despite this, the United States manages to take the most first-place finishes out of any country ( Followed by Greece and then Germany).
James Connolly becomes the first modern Olympic champion taking home a silver medal and an olive branch (the latter of which was a reward given out in ancient Olympics), for his first place in Triple jump, later he would go on to achieve a second and third in different events.
Due to the marathon events' cultural significance in the old Olympic games, the Greeks who were hosting the event wanted to win that event more than any other. The Greek, Spyridon Louis runs the marathon and finishes seven minutes before anyone else
The Olympics continue until the present day and become extremely popular.
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