How did pierre de coubertin get the idea to start the olympics? was it just because of the ancient olympics?

Question

(I have to write a paper)

Answer 1

From the New World Encyclopedia:

Birth of the idea of Olympics

"Coubertin envisioned an international competition to promote athletics. A growing interest in the ancient Olympic Games, fed by the archaeological finds at Olympia, gave birth to a plan to revive the ancient games. "

Link: http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entr...

From the Olympia Greece online city guide:

"The first major excavation of Olympia began in 1875.."

http://www.olympia-greece.org/site.html

Coubertin announced his plan to stage a modern Olympics in Paris in 1892.

Good luck with your paper!  The New World Encyclopedia was fairly easy to read.

Answer 2

He was inspired by an event run in a small town in England.

The Much Wenlock Olympics.