Olympic 2021 By evo1 1896 First Modern Olympics - Athens, Greece 1900 Olympics opened to Women Athletes 1912 First use of electronic timing devices 1914 Olympic flag introduced 1916 Olympics canceled due to World War l 1928 Olympic torch introduced 1940 Olympics cancelled due to World War ll 1960 First Telecast 1960 First disabled athlete compete in Paralympics 1964 First use of computers to track results 1968 Black Power Salute - Mexico 2000 Cathy Freeman unites Australia