Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mgbe ihe ịga nke ọma nke 1896 Games, na Olympics banyere a oge nke stagnation nke egwu ya lanarị. Egwuregwu Olimpik e mere na Paris Exposition na 1900 na Louisiana Purchase Exposition na St. Louis na 1904 emeghị ka ọtụtụ ndị sonye ma ọ bụ nwee mmasị. N'ime ndị na-eme egwuregwu 650 n'egwuregwu Olimpik nke 1904, 580 bụ ndị America; onye meriri n'egwuregwu Olimpik nke 1904 bụ onye America.
e mechara chụpụ ya n'asọmpi ahụ mgbe a hụrụ foto ya ebe ọ nọ n'ụgbọala na-agba ọsọ. Egwuregwu ndị ahụ maliteghachiri na 1906 Intercalated Games (nke a na-akpọ n'ihi na ha bụ nke abụọ Olympics na-ewere ọnọdụ n'ime atọ Olympiad), nke e mere na Atens. Egwuregwu ndị a dọtara ọtụtụ ndị mba ụwa na-esonye ma mepụta nnukwu mmasị ọha na eze, na-egosi mmalite nke ịrị elu na ma ewu ewu na nha nke Olympic. Egwuregwu nke 1906 bụ ndị IOC kwenyere n'oge ahụ (ọ bụ ezie na ọ bụghịzi), ọ nweghịkwa egwuregwu Intercalated emere kemgbe ahụ.