Who created Basketball and what was his occupation?
James Naismith/ Teacher
Where and when did the word Marathon originate?
The most common theory is from Ancient Greece. Marathon is a town in Greece where in 490BC a battle raged between the Athenians and the Persians. Heavily outnumbered, a Greek named Pheidippides ran 42km (26mi) to seek the help of the Spartans.
Who designed the modern Olympics?
Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896.
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