Congrès de la Sorbonne de 1894

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Congrès de la Sorbonne de 1894 was the Paris meeting organized by Pierre de Coubertin that led to the creation of the modern Olympic Games and the founding of the International Olympic Committee.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic Congress
historical event
international sports congress
associatedWith International Olympic Committee
modern Olympic Games
chronologyPosition predecessor of the 1896 Summer Olympics
continent Europe
country France
decision adoption of the name International Olympic Committee
creation of a permanent Olympic committee
revival of the Olympic Games to be held every four years
describedBySource Olympic historiography
field Olympic movement
sport administration
followedBy first modern Olympic Games in Athens 1896
hasEffect establishment of the International Olympic Committee
selection of Athens as host city for the first modern Olympic Games
hasInfluenceOn development of international sports federations
globalization of sport
hasLanguage French
hasLocation France
Paris
Sorbonne
linked to: La Sorbonne
hasParticipant Pierre de Coubertin
delegates from various countries
representatives of sports organizations
hasRole foundational event of the Olympic Movement
historicalRegion Third French Republic
inception 1894
label 1894 Sorbonne Congress
Congrès de la Sorbonne de 1894
Paris Congress of 1894
locationType university building
mainSubject international amateur sport
revival of the Olympic Games
organizer Pierre de Coubertin
partOf history of sport
history of the Olympic Games
pointInTime June 1894
result creation of the modern Olympic Games
founding of the International Olympic Committee
significance led to the creation of the modern Olympic Games
led to the founding of the International Olympic Committee
sponsor Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques
timePeriod late 19th century
topic amateurism in sport
international sports regulations
organization of recurring Olympic Games

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1894 Sorbonne Congress hasName Congrès de la Sorbonne de 1894
Congrès de la Sorbonne de 1894 label Congrès de la Sorbonne de 1894