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Downend, near Bristol, England

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1896 CE 1
Downend, near Bristol, England
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1. Wikipedia: Olympic Games
WikipediaOlympic Games, lead section, modern-Games sentence
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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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