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#50318. gmackematix
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At the Athens 2004 opening ceremony, Ms. Angelopoulos-Daskalaki mentioned that the Olympics were coming to Athens for the second time in 108 years. Why is that not entirely true?
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gtho4
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1906 - Athens, Greece
In an attempt to regain enthusiasm for the Olympic Games, the IOC started Games that would be held every four years (between the regular Olympic Games) in Greece. In 1906, the Games were held in Athens. It was in here that the United States first had an official U.S. team plus wore official team uniforms.
The enthusiasm for these Games was great and the Games seemed to regain their popularity. Unfortunately, because of political unrest in Greece around 1910, the Games were cancelled for that year and never continued.
Though originally the 1906 Games were officially considered Olympic Games, the IOC now considers them the "Unofficial Olympic Games" and they are not included in Olympic records. Twenty countries were represented by 887 athletes
 http://history1900s.about.com/library/weekly/aa081000d.htm
Aug 17 04, 1:09 AM
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NathaNsc
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so based on gtho4's response, the answer gmack is looking for is:
the Olympics (official or unofficial) were coming to Athens for the third time in 108 years
Aug 17 04, 7:59 AM
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