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The current Olympic Games were inspired by the eighth century BC by the ancient Greeks organized in the city of Olympia, between the years 776. C. and 393 d. C. In the nineteenth century, the idea of making a similar event to organized in antiquity, which would be realized primarily through the efforts of the French nobleman Pierre Fredy, Baron de Coubertin. The first edition of the so-called Olympics of the modern era were held in Athens, capital of Greece. Since that time, the Summer Olympics have been held every four years in different parts of the planet, the only exceptions being the editions of 1916, 1940 and 1944, due to the outbreak of the First and Second World War.

Baron Pierre de Coubertin wrote, early in the twentieth century: "Olympia and the Olympics are symbols of an entire civilization, than countries, cities, military heroes and ancient religions." As a cadet at the Military Academy of St. Cyr, the French nobleman renounced his studies in political science and became interested in sociology and education. He traveled the world and was impressed by the interest of the Anglo-Saxons (British and American) in sports