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The Olypmic Games were held 320 times (every 4 years) in a stadium in Olympia, Greece. It started the Olympic Games that are still celebrated today.
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Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the IOC to govern the body of the Olympic Movement. IOC's impact helps defines the structure and actions by olympic Character.
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The Olympic Games finally open to women. It allowed women to be part of the games.
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Games were not clelbrated because of WW1. The impact was that we had to wait a few years before starting the games again.
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The Olympic flag was used for the first time. The flag is a symbol for the games. At least one color of the rings are from every nation in the world.
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Eddie Tolan becomes the first African-American to win Olympic Gold. The Impact allowed African-American people to be in the Olympics and win medals.
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The games were not clelbrated because of WW2. The games had to stop only for the summer games. But for the winter games.
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Bob Mathian becomes youngest (17 yeards old) American to be in the Olympics and to be the decathlon champion. The impact was that younger kids started being in the games and winning medals.
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Over 1 billion people watch the Games. The impact is that people from all over the world start tuning-in from their homes and start watching the games.
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More than 15,000 athletes, coaches, and officials come from 165 countries. The impact is that more countries want to be part of the olympic Games.
