The incredible true story - that is, stories - of the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896, including how the USA almost missed out, and the first ever marathon race. In this first part of two episodes about Athens 1896, we talk about the venues for the first modern Games, such as the not-so-modern Panathenaic Stadium, and the stories of athletes like James Connolly who defied his Harvard professors and became the first Olympic champion since 393 AD and Robert Garrett who pulled off an upset win in a sport he had never practiced.
