Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee in 1894, and his contribution to the revival of the first Olympic Games in Athens, in 1896, was crucial. The Olympic Circles, or Rings, became the symbol of the modern Olympic Games in 1914, on the occasion of the IOC’s 20th anniversary. The Games’ new symbol was to be presented at the Berlin Games in 1916, but due to the outbreak of World War I the Games were suspended. The symbol was eventually introduced at the Antwerp Games in 1920.