Founders and codifiers of a named sport or martial art whose primary historical significance is establishing its rules, organization or modern form. Belongs here: the individual founders of judo, taekwondo, handball, volleyball and comparable codified sports this atlas holds. Does not belong here: rulers, statesmen or military figures whose biography happens to mention athletic pursuits without founding or codifying a sport.
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Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896.
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