1894 Sorbonne Congress on the revival of the Olympic Games

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The 1894 Sorbonne Congress on the revival of the Olympic Games was the Paris meeting where Pierre de Coubertin and delegates from various countries agreed to re-establish the modern Olympic Games, leading to the creation of the International Olympic Committee.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf founding event of the Olympic Games
historical event
international sports congress
alsoKnownAs 1894 Sorbonne Congress
Congrès de la Sorbonne de 1894
1894 Sorbonne Congress on the revival of the Olympic Games
surface form: Paris Congress for the revival of the Olympic Games
chairperson Pierre de Coubertin
chronologyWithinTopic predecessor of all modern Olympic Games
country France
decided Athens as host city for the first modern Olympic Games
creation of a permanent Olympic committee
field Olympic history
sport
followedBy Summer Olympics 1896
surface form: 1896 Summer Olympics

first modern Olympic Games
hasEffect beginning of the modern Olympic movement
institutionalization of international multi-sport competitions
hasParticipant French sports officials
Greek delegates
Pierre de Coubertin
delegates from various countries
representatives of sports federations
inception 1894
influenced development of international sports governance
subsequent Olympic charters and rules
languageOfWorkOrName French
location Paris
La Sorbonne
surface form: Sorbonne
mainSubject revival of the Olympic Games
organizer Pierre de Coubertin
purpose to create an international governing body for the Olympic Games
to revive the Olympic Games in modern form
relatedTo International Olympic Committee
International Olympic movement
surface form: Olympic movement

modern Olympic Games
result decision to hold the first modern Olympic Games in Athens
establishment of the International Olympic Committee
significance foundational event for the modern Olympic Games
key moment in international sports history
significantEvent creation of the International Olympic Committee
decision to re-establish the Olympic Games
topic amateurism in sport
organization of international sports competitions
selection of host city for first modern Olympics

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Pierre de Coubertin majorEvent 1894 Sorbonne Congress on the revival of the Olympic Games
1894 Sorbonne Congress on the revival of the Olympic Games alsoKnownAs 1894 Sorbonne Congress on the revival of the Olympic Games
this entity surface form: Paris Congress for the revival of the Olympic Games