Specifically, there are the following materials, and the literature comes from Guangming Daily.
1894 In June, the Paris International Sports Conference of 47 groups from 9 countries passed a resolution to revive the Olympic Games after consultation, and decided to hold a modern Olympic Games every four years. Athens, a historic city in Greece, was determined as the venue of the first modern Olympic Games. After the meeting, Kailas, a Greek educator, politician and the first president of the International Olympic Committee, immediately brought back the good news to Greece, and the people were ecstatic.
Greek Prime Minister Trikoupis, who is usually more liberal, is now also fighting financially.
Was rejected. Knowing that the situation was urgent, Coubertin rushed to Athens at 5438+00 on June to meet D Kailas in a hurry.
Before coming, Coubertin received a letter from Hungary, which suggested that if Greece could not host the Olympic Games, Hungary would be willing to host it to commemorate the1000th anniversary of the founding of Hungary.
At that time, the Greek king visited Russia, so Coubertin asked for the Greek Crown Prince Constantine. The crown prince is 26 years old, when he is weak and heroic. At first, the Crown Prince made no statement. Coubertin talked about Homer's epic Iliad and Odyssey, and won the respect and love of the Crown Prince. Coubertin went on to talk about 182 1 year Greece's resistance to the Turkish uprising, the dedication of the English poet Byron to the Greek people, and the blood shed by 300,000 Greeks in the war. Coubertin finally said calmly: "1 The modern Olympic Games will not be held in Greece, but in Hungary." "What?" The crown prince was shocked. Coubertin took out the letter, and the Crown Prince read it and said angrily, "How outrageous! If it is held in Hungary, it will be a great shame for Greece! "
Later, Crown Prince Constantine went into battle and took over the preparations for the Olympic Games. However, as blind as a bat, Prime Minister Trikoupis threatened the king to stop the Olympic Games or step down. Fight tiger brothers, fight father and son. After returning from Russia, King George I publicly supported the Crown Prince. Prime Minister Trikoupis had to resign and go abroad.