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Curious questions: Did the modern Olympics really start in Much Wenlock?

Curious questions: Did the modern Olympics really start in Much Wenlock?
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The Wenlock Olympian Games That Inspired Modern Olympics

Kaushik Patowary
Jul 17, 2021
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The first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens in 1896, but it was the small British town of Much Wenlock in Shropshire where the Olympic flame was rekindled first.
In 1850, a local doctor named William Penny Brookes, inspired by the Ancient Olympic Games, founded the Olympian Class “for the promotion of the moral, physical and intellectual improvement of the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Wenlock and especially of the working classes.” Brookes hoped to achieve that through an annual competition which would encourage outdoor recreation and the public display of “skill in athletic exercise and proficiency in intellectual and industrial attainments.” That same year, the first games were held. ....

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Curious questions: Did the modern Olympics really start in Much Wenlock?

Curious questions: Did the modern Olympics really start in Much Wenlock?
countrylife.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from countrylife.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

United States , France General , United Kingdom , Chipping Campden , City Of , Bá Kiskun , Much Wenlock , Great Britain , John Hulley , Ernst Ravenstein , Robert Dover , William Penny Brookes , James Connolly , Gustaf Johann Schartau , Spyridon Lewis , Robert Fitzroy , Martin Fone , Edward Jenner , Athletic Club , Wenlock Olympian Society , International Congress , Agricultural Reading Society , National Olympic Association , Coubertin International Olympic Committee , British Olympic Association , Raven Hotel ,

Derek Coleman: The not-so-brief history of the Olympics

For 16 days, beginning on July 23, millions of people around the world will be glued to their TVs watching the Olympic Games from Tokyo. These games will be unusual for several reasons, the main one being that their official title is the 2020 games and they are being held a year late because of the world-wide pandemic.
For the same reason, no spectators from abroad will be allowed into Japan; only local residents can watch, they must wear masks and they are not allowed to cheer or shout. All athletes and officials are also subject to strict restrictions on their movements and they have to undergo rigorous COVID testing. ....

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