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4 days ago · The Games were revived in the 1890s by a French nobleman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who now holds a questionable legacy. As Paris prepares to host the 2024 Olympics, 100 years since it last held them, here's why so much about the modern Olympics is fundamentally French.
6 days ago · Coubertin envisioned the Olympics as a pacifist exercise that could foster international cooperation and peace, especially after France’s defeat in the Franco-Prussian War.
4 days ago · The 2024 Olympics were returning home, a century after the City of Lights last held the Games. Yet, for many Parisians, the story resonated deeper. It was a chance to rediscover a forgotten hero – Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Born in 1863, Coubertin wasn't your typical Parisian.
2 days ago · Jean-Marie Brohm, « La religion athlétique de Coubertin, admirateur de l’olympisme nazi », Pouvoirs, vol. 189, no. 2, 2024, pp. 61-71. Patrick Clastres, « JO de Paris : Pourquoi la panthéonisation de Pierre de Coubertin n’est-elle pas davantage d’actualité en 2024 ? », Le Monde, 17 janvier 2024.
3 days ago · Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896.
5 days ago · Born in 1863, Coubertin was the second president of the IOC. while the Ancient Olympics originated in Greece, its modern incarnation is very much a French affair. The Games were revived in the 1890s by a French nobleman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin—who now holds a questionable legacy.
5 days ago · Coubertin envisioned the Olympics as a pacifist exercise that could foster international cooperation and peace, especially in the wake of France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War.
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