cctv.com 07-19-2004 16:01

No official emblem was made for the 1896 Olympic Games, but the cover page of the official report is often used to refer to the Olympiad. The inscription "776-1896", like the drawing as a whole: the Olympic stadium in a newly designed horseshoe shape, the Acropolis, the girl personifying the goddess Athena and presenting the crown of wild olive intended for the victor, mark the bond between the Games of Antiquity and the first Games of the modern era.

Editor:Wang  Source:CCTV.com