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The origin of modern Olympic Games;

1894 On June 23rd, when Pierre De Coubertin, a French educator known as the "father of the Olympics" and 79 representatives from 12 countries decided to set up the International Olympic Committee and start the Olympic Movement, this feat was once the object of irony.

One hundred years later, the Olympic Games has become a festival celebrated all over the world, and the Olympic movement has attracted the active participation of 202 countries and regions.

2. The development of modern Olympic Games:

The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece more than 2,000 years ago and got its name because it was held in Olympia.

After the closure of the ancient Olympic Games 1500 years, Coubertin, a Frenchman, put forward an initiative to host the modern Olympic Games at the end of 19.

The Olympic Committee was founded in 1894, the first Olympic Games were held in 1896, the first Winter Olympics were held in 1924, the first Paralympic Games were held in 1960, the first Youth Olympic Games were held in 20 10, and the first youth.

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Olympic manifesto:

1892165438+1On October 25th, Baron Coubertin gave a wonderful speech in Paris to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the French Athletics Federation.

He called on people to "persistently pursue and realize great and beneficial undertakings based on modern living conditions." This historic speech, which is extremely rich in content and full of enthusiasm, was later called the Olympic Declaration.

19 14, the European war broke out. This speech was not published in a war environment, so Coubertin had to hide it quietly. 1937, Coubertin died of an acute heart attack. With the disappearance of the speech, the once inspiring and exciting declaration seems to be gradually forgotten.

However, Fran? ois Dama, a French diplomatic analyst who is keen on studying the history of sports, always believes that the manuscript is still in the world. He traveled all over Europe, North America and Africa with clues through bits and pieces of indirect information left by newspapers in those years.

Finally, Marquis Dama found it in the safe of a Swiss bank in the early 1990s. Thus, Marquis Dama became the sole owner of Coubertin's Olympic Declaration.

1994, during the centenary of the Olympic Games, the IOC only published 1000 copies of the Olympic Manifesto in English and French to announce the existence of this precious manuscript.

0 12, in 2008, to commemorate the 45th anniversary of Coubertin's birthday/kloc-0, the world premiere celebration of the Olympic Declaration in Chinese, French and English was held in Beijing.

One hundred years after the manuscript of the Olympic Manifesto was lost, China entered the Olympic Year. With the consent of President Rogge of the International Olympic Committee and Marquis de Dama, the French copyright owner, Civilization magazine published the Olympic Manifesto in French and English for the first time in the world.