demetrius vikelas organized the first modern olympic games in 1896.
demetrius vikelas organized the first modern olympic games in 1896.
who organized the first modern olympic games in 1896?
demetrius vikelas
the winter olympic games () is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. the first winter olympic games, the 1924 winter olympics, were held in chamonix, france. the modern olympic games were inspired by the ancient olympic games, which were held in olympia, greece, from the 8th century bc to the 4th century ad. baron pierre de coubertin founded the international olympic committee (ioc) in 1894, leading to the first modern summer olympic games in athens, greece in 1896. the ioc is the governing body of the olympic movement, with the olympic charter defining its structure and authority.
winter olympic games
after zappas's death, and wholly due to the greek government ignoring zappas's instructions to refurbish the stadium in marble, it was necessary to refurbish the panathenian stadium a second time, replacing wood for marble, in readiness for the athens 1896 olympic games. after a period of litigation over zappas's bequests, his cousin konstantinos zappas continued and expanded his endowment of the games and maintained efforts for the continuation of the olympic concept. in 1870, the new stadium, with a spectator capacity of 30,000, was ready to host the second olympiad. the olympic games of 1870, apart from being the first modern international olympic games to be hosted in a stadium, were better attended and hosted more events and athletes, and were much better organized in general. additionally, the first modern olympic building was built to support the contests (and hosted the fencing events of 1896), as well as an industrial exhibition that anti-athletic members of the greek government had forced upon the concept of the games. this building, located near the city's national garden, was entirely funded by zappas's legacy and was named zappeion after him. the zappeion officially opened on 20 october 1888.
evangelos zappas