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And after France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian war, Pierre de Coubertin devised the revival of the Olympic Games for much the same reason.
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And after France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian war, Pierre de Coubertin devised the revival of the Olympic Games for much the same reason.
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Wenlock is named after the village of Much Wenlock where Pierre de Coubertin visited in 1890 and where his idea for a modern Olympics was born while Mandeville is aclled after the Stoke Mandeville Hospital where the Paralympic movement began shortly after World War II.
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Then there were cultural medals, another pet project of weirdo Olympics founder Baron de Coubertin.
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The Olympic charter: According to the Olympic Charter, established by Pierre de Coubertin, the goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practised without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.
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The Olympic charter: According to the Olympic Charter, established by Pierre de Coubertin, the goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practised without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.
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"De Coubertin to get it going, Brundage to hold it together through a very difficult period and Samaranch to bring it from the kitchen table to the world stage," Mr. Pound said.
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The movement's founder, the French aristocrat Pierre de Coubertin, was inspired by the values of ancient Greece - or so we shall be told when television covers the opening ceremony from Beijing next month.
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The movement's founder, the French aristocrat Pierre de Coubertin, was inspired by the values of ancient Greece - or so we shall be told when television covers the opening ceremony from Beijing next month.
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Influenced by the events of the late 19th century and his education, Coubertin developed a passionate belief that sport and athletic competition possessed the power to benefit humankind and encourage peace among the nations of the world.
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