Paris 2024 Olympics
On your marks, get set… The time has come for the long-awaited Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics with more than 16 million visitors expected over the summer. Official Trailer Look of the Games A bit of history How did the Olympics all start? The very first Olympics took place 2,797 years ago, in Olympia, Greece, where they will be held every 4 years thereafter until the 4th Century. Then, they disappeared. Under the initiative of the French educator and historian Pierre de Coubertin , New Olympic Games were launched in 1896, in Athens. Pierre de Coubertin is known as the father of the modern Olympic Games. He was particularly active in promoting the introduction of sport in French schools. 4 new features of the modern Olympic Games Athletes are no longer naked . This nudity was a way of ensuring that no women took part in the Olympic Games pretending to be a man. Modern Olympics weren't mixed in 1986 either. The novelty on this side came in 1900 - women could now qualify for gol...