Explanation:

- Option 2: 1877

- Correct Answer

- The first Wimbledon Championship took place in 1877 at the All England Club in London. It was initiated as a gentlemen’s singles competition on grass courts, which marked the beginning of the world’s oldest tennis tournament.

- Option 1: 1896

- This year is notable for the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens. However, it does not relate to the inception of Wimbledon.

- Option 3: 1884

- This year marked the introduction of the gentlemen’s doubles and ladies’ singles tournaments at Wimbledon, expanding the scope of the championship.

- Option 4: 1863

- This year is significant in sports history for the founding of the Football Association in England, laying down the rules of modern soccer, but it is unrelated to Wimbledon.