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title: "Who is the brain child behind modern Olympic games?"  
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published: 2018-09-05  
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# Who is the brain child behind modern Olympic games?

Who is the brainchild behind [modern](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300962/how-modern-life-disconnected-from-nature) Olympic [games](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13085/the-most-famous-casino-games)?

## Answers

### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya

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**Baron Pierre de Coubertin** is the **brainchild** of **the modern Olympic Games**. Comprising of **summer** and **winter** **Olympics games,** **The Olympic Games** is an **international sporting event**. Thousands of athletes from around the world compete in a variety of competitions. The Olympics games are considered as one of the most prestigious sports events in the world. More than **200 nations** participate in this mega event.

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The Olympics games are held every **four** years. The summer and winter Olympic Games are held alternately every **two** years apart. The Olympic Games are governed by the **International Olympic Committee (IOC)** founded in **1894** by **Baron Pierre de Coubertin** who is considered as the **father of the modern Olympic Games**. The **first Olympic Games** took place in the year **1896** at **Athens, Greece**.

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The most **recently held Olympics** were the **2018 Winter Olympics** which were officially known as **XXIII Olympic Winter Games**. The games were held from **9th February 2018 to 25th February 2018** in **Pyeongchang County**, **Gangwon Province**. **South Korea**. Most commonly this game was known as **PyeongChang 2018**. The **motto** of the games was **“Passion Connected”**. **92 nations** participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics. **2922** were the total number of athletes out of which **1680** were men and **1242** were women, competed in **102** events held across **15** different sports. The games were declared open by the **President of South Korea Moon Jae-In**. The **2022 Winter Olympics** is scheduled to be held in **Beijing, China**.

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The **last summer Olympics** held was the **2016 Summer Olympics** commonly known as **Rio 2016**. The games officially known as the **Games of the XXXI Olympiad** was held from **5th August 2016 to 21st August 2016** in **Rio de Janeiro, Brazil**. This was the **first** Olympic Games ever to be held in **South America**. **11544** athletes from **207** nations participated in this mega prestigious sporting event. The athletes competed in **306** events held across **28** different sports. The games were declared open by the **acting president of Brazil, Michel Temer** who is currently the **vice president** of the country. The **2024 Summer Olympics** is scheduled to be held in **Paris, France**.

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