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S. Economy & Markets Companies Technology Digital Life Culture Sports Crypto Opinion Listings & More Spotlight Glossary SMB Forum Glossary K-Wave CEO Spotlight Editions Australia Edition India Edition International Edition Singapore Edition United Kingdom United States NEWSLETTER Follow Us Editions Australia Edition India Edition International Edition Singapore Edition United Kingdom United States Sports Is The Founder Of The Modern Olympics Being Cancelled? By Adam PLOWRIGHT Published 06/20/24 AT 8:03 AM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard Share on Pocket The Pierre de Coubertin stadium, a municipal sports centre, will be used as a training base during Paris 2024 AFP France likes to honour its late pioneers and visionaries, but the aristocratic Frenchman who founded the modern Olympics is proving to be a troublesome figure for organisers of the Paris 2024 Games. Inspired by William Penny Brookes' Wenlock Olympian Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin almost singlehandedly created the Olympics by reviving the ancient Greek tradition of Games at the end of the 19th century.
Lauded for his devotion to using sport to promote peace and international cooperation, he is now classed in the 21st century as a s.