Dr. William Penny Brookes worked to convince the Greek charge d'affaires, Mr. J. Gennadius, that Greece should host the Olympic Games. The Greek government wrote to Brookes and said that Greece would not be able to hold the Olympics because it (Greece) was not in a financial position to do so.

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Dr. William Penny Brookes, one of the founders of the modern Olympic movement, indeed worked to revive the Olympic Games and suggested Greece as the host. The Greek government, however, responded that they were not in a financial position to host the Olympics, reflecting the historical accuracy of their financial concerns at the time.

Dr William Penny Brookes Worked to Convince the Greek Charge