（School of Physical Education，Jiangxi Normal University，Nanchang 330022，China) Abstract: For a long time, Coubertin was honored as "the father of the modern Olympics" for the outstanding con-tributions he made to revive the modern Olympics. However, with the deepening of research, researchers found that before Coubertin, worldwide Olympic revival movement had already been developed. Sotosus was the first to pro-pose a revival, and Zappas provided financial support; Otto I, George I, and Vitra Steve also made outstanding con-tributions. In addition, the historical fact of Brooks hosting the Olympics and advocating for an international sports festival in Winlock is undeniable. Coubertin borrowed Brooks' views and held the Paris conference to promote the establishment of the International Olympic Committee. However, modern Olympic revival was a slow and tortuous process. From incubation to maturity, it cannot rely only on one founder. Coubertin was only one of the co-founders of the Olympics. He used his excellent organization and coordination abilities to inherit the development of his predecessor and save the dying Olympic movement. Finally, the authors concluded that modern Olympics revival is the result of the historical joint forces.
Key words: sports history；Olympic Games；Olympics；International Olympic Committee；Coubertin |
