First Olympics 1896 - Sports

The New York Times: The First Race of the L.A. Olympics: Buying Tickets Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette: First Olympics a stress test for IOC head On , the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium. MILAN -- The first female president in the International Olympic Committee's 132 years got a proper stress test in the first games of her history-making leadership.

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