Story of The Olympics
The Story of The Olympics With the recently concluded Sydney Olympics still fresh on our minds, "One" magazine takes you back in history to discover the origin of the greatest and most inspirational sporting event ever - the Olympics! ... The First Marathon Runner Perhaps the most famous story of the Olympic Games revolves around a man by the name of Pheidippides. ... The Modern Olympics So whats the difference between the Ancient Olympics and the Modern Olympics? ... To account for the lapse and distinguish between the old and new eras, the organizers decided to call the new era the Modern Olympics. The first Modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. ... The Frenchman had originally wanted to hold the first Modern Olympics in 1900 in his native Paris.