alleryStart learning →Who founded the International Olympic Committee to promote peace and friendship through sports?
ALawyer Robert Dover
BPierre de Coubertin
CEvangelos Zappas
DDr William Brookes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Pierre de Coubertin
Baron Pierre de Coubertin built on earlier ideas and founded the IOC to promote international peace through sport.
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