WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT TRUE

5. Which of the following is NOT true ?

A. The town Olympia was the place where the first Games were held.

B. Pierre de Coubertin suggested reviving the Olympic Games.

C.The modern Olympic Games have been held every four years in Athens.

D. The purpose of The Olympic Games is to encourage not only sport but also world peace.

The word “Olympic” comes from the name of the town Olympia in Greece, where the ancient

Olympic Games were always held. The first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C., and the

Games took place every four years after that date until A.D.394..

In 1875, a French scholar and educator, Pierre de Coubertin, proposed that the Games should be

revived as an international competition to encourage both sport and world peace. The first

modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. Like the ancient Games, the athletes were

men only. Women began to take part in the Games in 1900. Since that time, the Games have

been held every four years as in the ancient Greece. The Games, however, did not take place in