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The idea of the Olympic Games absolutely ... the modern 19th century nationalities.
A Frenchman called Baron de Coubertin may be the famous person behind the actual ... of the modern Olympic Games as we know them today. At the end of nineteenth century he had an idea to bring the Olympic Games ... to life. Following his ... , fifteen nations met at an international congress in 1894. Two years later, the first modern Olympic games ... held in Athens. Since then they have been staged every fourth year, ... during World War I and World War II. Perhaps the main difference between the ancient and modern Olympics is that for the ancient Greeks the Games were a way of ... their gods, when the modern Games are a manner of saluting the athletic talents of people of all nations.