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flag 1896: French Dominican friar Louis Henri Didon created the motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" for the modern Olympic Games.

flag French Dominican friar Louis Henri Didon, who was friends with Olympic founder Baron Pierre de Coubertin, created the motto "Faster, Higher, Stronger" for the modern Olympic Games in 1896. flag The Latin version "Citius, Altius, Fortius" was previously used at St. Albert the Great School in Paris, where Didon was principal. flag Born in 1840, Didon entered a seminary at nine and later became a priest.

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