The original Olympic Games (Greek: ο λ υ μ π σ α κ ο? 0? 7 Αγ? 0? 4νε? 0? 9; Olympiakoi Agones began in Olympia, Greece in 776 BC, and was celebrated until 393 AD. [3] Panagiotis Sosos, a Greek poet and newspaper editor, first expressed his interest in resuming the Olympic Games in his poem Dialogue of the Dead in A.D. 1833. [4] Evangelos Zappas sponsored the first modern international Olympic Games in 1859. He paid for the renovation of 1870 and 1875 Olympic Games held in Panathinaiko Stadium. [4] Newspapers and publications all over the world have noticed this, including the London Review, which said: "The Olympic Games, which was interrupted for centuries, has recently resumed! This is really strange news ... the ancient classical sports meeting was revived near Athens. [5]
The International Olympic Committee was founded in 1894, which was initiated by a French nobleman, Pierre Freddy, Baron Coubertin. The first Olympic Games of the International Olympic Committee was held in Athens, Greece 1896 Summer Olympic Games. The number of people participating in the Olympic Games has increased, including athletes from almost all countries in the world. With the improvement of satellite communication and global television coverage of events, the Olympic Games has won supporters. [6] The last Summer Olympic Games was held in Athens in 2004, and the last Winter Olympic Games was held in Turin in 2006. The upcoming Beijing Olympic Games plan includes 302 events in 28 sports. [7] As of 2006, there were 84 events in 7 sports in the Winter Olympics. [8]