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Modern Olympic Games started in
1. 1886
2. 1896
3. 1906
4. 1916

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Correct Answer - Option 2 : 1896

The correct answer is 1896.

  • The first modern Olympics was held in Athens, Greece in the 1896 Summer Olympics.
  • Baron Pierre de Coubertin started the modern Olympics.
    • He is known as the father of the modern Olympics.

  • The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green, and red.
    • Each colour corresponds to a particular continent: blue for Europe, yellow for Asia, black for Africa, green for Australia and Oceania, and red for the Americas.
  • The Olympic motto “Citius, Altius, Fortius” (“Faster, Higher, Stronger”) was coined by Father Henri Didon.
  • Only three modern Olympic Games have been cancelled.
    • The games were cancelled due to World War I (1916) and World War II (1940, 1944).
  • The youngest Olympian is Greek gymnast Dimitrios Loundras, who competed in the 1896 Athens Olympics at the age of 10.

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