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In which of the following years the first modern Summer Olympic games held?


1. 1897
2. 1898
3. 1896
4. 1894

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Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1896

The correct answer is 1896.

  • In the 1896 year were the first modern Summer Olympic games held.

  • The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the Olympiad, was the first international Olympic Games held in modern history.
    • Organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which had been created by French aristocrat Pierre de Coubertin.
      •  it was held in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896.
  • The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is a non-governmental international organization that came into existence in 1894.
  • China will host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

  • The IOC is the final authority on all questions concerning the Olympic games and the Olympic movement. 
  • It was for the first time that 204 National Olympic Committees represented their countries at the 2012 London Olympic Games
  • The Olympic Charter is the codification of the fundamental principles, rules, and bye-laws adopted by the IOC. 
  • The Olympic Summer Games take place during the first year of the Olympiad (period of four years) which they are to celebrate. 
    • It reaches its peak with the bringing together of the athletes of the world at the great sports festival, the Olympic Games.
  • They are the exclusive property of the IOC, which entrusts their organisation to a host city seven years in advance.  

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