The history and techniques of Pankration, an ancient Greek martial art, have had a significant impact on modern mixed martial ...

On March 18, the ancient Greek valley of Olympia once again became the focus of global attention. The 144th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was grandly inaugurated in an event ...

Not many events in history show what the culture of ancient Greece was like as well as the Panhellenic Games do.

Everybody must have been struck at one time or another by the truth of some of the facts about athletes stated in the ... and which became the unit of the Greek road measure, being 600 Greek ...

One powerlifter academic may have found a way to build lifelong, full-body strength and stability in a very old and rare source.

As soft droplets of spring rain grace ancient Olympia, a serene tranquility envelops the storied site of the Olympic Games. On March 18, the raising of the Olympic flag alongside the playing of the ...

The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists ... Remains of an ancient Greek gymnasium. In 800BC, almost 300 years after the Dark Age began, Greek civilisation ...

The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists ... Remains of an ancient Greek gymnasium. In 800BC, almost 300 years after the Dark Age began, Greek civilisation ...

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ...

With nowhere to quench their need for glory or to release their pent-up aggression, this posed a dangerous threat to the ...

The gymnasia were the ancient Greek equivalent of a sports centre ... practice rooms and baths. Athletes wore no clothes and it was common practice for them to oil or dust their bodies before ...