The “Sunshine Olympics" in Stockholm required a more thorough examination, and that’s why Stockholm the IOC takes a firm holds of the actual competitions. At first, the Organization of Olympics in Stockholm,Sweden was undertaken by organizers in Stockholm wanted four events on the program. The IOC however did not accept this, and as a consequence competitions were held in 13 different sports as well as in the arts, at request of Coubertin. Coubertin himself entered the literature contest under two different assumed names, and won, of course, with his “Ode to Sports". Also 2,500 athletes, representing 27 nations participated in the Games in Stockholm, which could be easily compared to the 260 athletes, from 14 nations, who were present in Athens 16 years earlier. Because of its great facilities, it became one of the Olympic Host Venues.
One of the most important that contributed to Stockholm Olympics Games getting the Olympics was the solid support given to Viktor Balck by the Swedish sports movement and the government. This in turn guaranteed the financing of the Games. One important issue which remained throughout Stockholm, Sweden is the question of which arena to use for the competitions. The people in Stockholm started thinking about it even before the IOC had decided that Stockholm would host the Games. The Östermalm Sports Center was only a few years old, and there were efforts of a restoration and modernization of the Center, which would well serve the purpose of the game. This was be done at an estimated cost of 235,000 crowns, but in 1910 these virtual thoughts were abandoned in Stockholm, Sweden. Instead, they investigated the possibilities of using the Sports Park, a good option considering the fact that it was owned by a company which had close ties to the Central Organization.
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