A silver cup presented at the first modern Olympic Games has sold for £ 6000 . Sale at Christie 's in London sets new record price for a piece of Olympic memorabilia . Olympic Games was presented to Greek athlete Louis , who won marathon at Cup . Its intrinsic value -- as silver -- is n't very high . A Greek foundation wins the auction and cup will go on show in London .
A silver cup presented at the first modern Olympic Games has sold for £ 6000 . Sale at Christie 's in London sets new record price for a piece of Olympic memorabilia . Olympic Games was presented to Greek athlete Louis , who won marathon at Cup . A Greek foundation wins the auction and cup will go on show in London .