Olympics In Athens 1896
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Olympics in Athens 1896
Author | : Michael Llewellyn Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Olympic Games |
ISBN | : 9781861977090 |
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A rich and entertaining work of history, Olympics in Athens 1896 brings together the following intriguing strands: the rise of amateur athletics in competing countries, each with its own particular stamp; the enormous interest aroused by the excavation of ancient Olympia, the site of the ancient Games; the determination of the eccentric French aristocrat Baron Pierre de Coubertin to embody the amateur athletic ideal in a revival of the Games; and a perception by politicians and the Greek royal family that hosting Coubertin's Games could help to put the young Greek state on the European map.
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