The 1896 Summer Olympics (Greek: Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896, romanized: Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad ( See more

Seven venues were used for the 1896 Summer Olympics. Panathenaic Stadium was the main venue, hosting four of the nine sports contested. The city of Marathon served as host to the marathon event and the individual road race events. Swimming was … See more

At the 1894 Sorbonne Congress, a large roster of sports were suggested for the program in Athens.
The first official announcements regarding the sporting events … See more

During the 19th century, several small-scale sports festivals across Europe were named after the Ancient Olympic Games. The 1870 See more

News that the Olympic Games would return to Greece was well received by the Greek public, media, and royal family. According to … See more

On Easter Monday 6 April (25 March according to the Julian calendar then in use in Greece), the games of the First Olympiad were officially opened. The Panathenaic Stadium was filled with an estimated 80,000 spectators, including King See more

On the morning of Sunday 12 April (or 31 March, according to the Julian calendar then used in Greece), King George organised a … See more