Discus ThrowerRoman marble copy after a bronze original of c. 450 BC by Myron, Museo Nazionale Romano delle Terme, Rome, Italy
CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC GAMES
The Ancient Greek Olympic Games were held every four years from at least 776 BC until 393 AD. Inspired by the original Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin of France proposed a modern version in 1892. The first Games were staged in Athens in 1896. The 1996 Centennial Games will be hosted by Atlanta.
1896 Athens, Greece
1996, Atlanta Georgia
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