{"id":276026,"date":"2023-11-24T17:41:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T16:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/?post_type=columnist&p=276026"},"modified":"2023-11-24T17:52:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T16:52:32","slug":"paris-invented-the-modern-olympics","status":"publish","type":"columnist","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/columnist\/floriane-gaber\/paris-invented-the-modern-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"And Â鶹APP invented the modern Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"

If the ancient Olympics were designed in Greece in the 8th century BC, the modern Olympics were indeed held at the baptismal font in Â鶹APP. On November 25, 1892, in the large auditorium of the Sorbonne, Pierre de Coubertin called for the restoration of the Olympic Games. Two years later, in the same place, the Congress for the Restoration of the Olympic Games was held. The decision is taken unanimously by an international audience made up of 2000 people from 13 nations: the IOC (International Olympic Committee) is created; modern games will see the light of day.<\/p>\n

Baron de Coubertin first launched the idea of \u200b\u200borganizing these first games in 1900 in Â鶹APP, on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition. But the committee feared that in six years the enthusiasm would die down, and opted for the revival to take place in 1896, in Athens, the capital of the country which was the cradle of the famous competition. An appointment has nevertheless been made with France, which promises to host the event with dignity at the dawn of the next century. Which won’t be easy…<\/p>\n

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Baron de Coubertin<\/p><\/div>\n

In 1893, in fact, Alfred Picard, the commissioner of the Universal Exhibition, launched the project of organizing international physical exercise competitions \u201copen to the greatest number\u201d within this framework. France emerged defeated from its confrontation with Prussia in 1870 and sport was seen as an excellent way to strengthen the valor and moral virtue of (future) troops. Because even if physical education has been compulsory in primary school since 1880, its practice is still difficult to establish. Coubertin is very convinced of the importance of exercise from a very young age: he organized the \u201cschool competitions\u201d during the Exhibition of 1889. But it is on the definition of \u201cthe greatest number\u201d that the two men cling.
\nWhile the IOC had only just been formed under the leadership of the Baron, Picard launched a preparatory commission for international competitions, which published, a few months later, a general plan of competitions which included \u201cbilliards, angling and chess\u201d mocks Coubertin. After the 1896 Olympics, the latter announced the establishment of an independent committee composed mainly of members of high society*, whose program essentially covers the sports present in Athens. Faced with this discord, the USFSA (Union of French Athletic Sports Societies) decided it did not support the Coubertin committee (\u201cnot representative enough of French democracy\u201d) and obtained the organization of the Competitions.<\/p>\n

From this imbroglio, \u201cOlympic Games\u201d are born which are not really Olympic Games. The term, in fact, does not appear anywhere on the brochures published on the occasion of the 1900 Exhibition. The rowing and swimming competitions appear in the \u201cCommercial navigation equipment\u201d section of the catalog! No opening or closing ceremony punctuates the organization of the \u201cInternational Competitions\u201d, diluted in the enormous mass of activities offered by the global event. And it will be several years before a few hand-picked results are approved.
\nOut of 58,731 participants, the IOC only recognizes 997 and 95 events out of 477*. Some athletes will never know that they participated in the \u201csecond Olympiad\u201d of modern times. Four years later, a fairly similar confusion reigned in Saint-Louis (USA) where the Olympic Games also took place as part of a Universal Exhibition. It was therefore necessary to wait until 1908 and the London Games for the organization to achieve a certain stability (even if it was to evolve almost permanently).<\/p>\n

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