people first became interested in the Olympic Games again in early 19th century,and it was a Frenchman,pierre de Coubertin,who really brought back this ancient tradition . He belived that the Games would help encourage peace between countries and in 1896,the first modern Olympic Games were held.
since 1896,the Olympic Games have been an important international event which happens every four years,only the 1916,1940 and 1944 Olympic Games were not held .this was because of World War I(1914-1919)and World War II (1939-1945)