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Feature: Olympic timeline

By Laura Miller Pierre de Coubertin, a young French aristocrat, now known as ‘le Rénovateur’, revived the modern Olympic Games in 1894. Born in 1863, some believe Coubertin attributed the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870 not to its military skills, but rather to the French soldiers’ lack of vigour. He decided… Read more »

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An Olympic anniversary

By politics.co.uk staff On this day in 1896 the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, but an event designed to unite the world still prompts division – especially in the UK. Britain still has over three years to prepare for the Games, with the budget currently standing at £9.35 billion, well over the… Read more »