PC: Olympic Games equivalent?

Hey guys, back after a long month, and first things first I have a plausibility check question :D

With a POD in 1812, is it possible for an equivalent to the Olympic Games to arise later in the century, or is it just by chance that the world ended up with an international all-sports competition?

If it is possible, what are the chances it would get the name 'Olympic Games'? If it is unlikely, what are other name possibilities?

I look forward to your responses!
 
Pro-Greek sentiment was quite popular around that time (just see how many foreign volunteers agreed to fight in the Greek War of Independence; I'm looking at you, Byron!), so there's nothing against people using that name, even if Greek independence were to be butterflied away somehow. Otherwise going with European Games seems like a good idea until non-Europeans would want to participate but that'd probably take a while.

In general you just need an environment that wants peace between states in order to establish the social need for a competition like that, so even that 1812 POD won't hurt.
 
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