European Olympic Committees President Spyros Capralos delivers a speech during the opening ceremony for the the 144th ...

Central to this ethos is the concept of the ‘Olympic Truce,’ a tradition rooted in ancient Greece and championed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This article delves into the historical ...

The next time you watch the extravaganza that is the modern Olympic Games, consider this: It all started with a simple ...

Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter the stadium ... Athletes went here to practise events that required a lot of space, like the javelin, discus and running.

I’ve pretty much dominated the running events at four consecutive Olympic Games ... of Zeus here is one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World, and on the third day - the middle day of ...

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

The Ancient Olympic Games were a magnificent spectacle ... for five days by the fifth century BC and included a range of events such as running, jumping, throwing, boxing, wrestling, pankration ...

On March 18, 2023, the 144th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) commenced in the historic setting of Ancient Olympia, Greece. This pivotal meeting, continuing through March 21 on the ...

Coe and Coventry are two-time Olympic champions — in track and swimming, respectively — and Samaranch is the longest-serving ...

The opening ceremony for the 144th IOC Session will begin at 15:15 at the IOA's premises, in the presence of the President Tasoulas ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site on Tuesday, two days before the contest to elect a new leader. Rain at ...

The torch was lit in a traditional ceremony honoring the Olympic games' roots in Ancient Olympia Julia Moore is a TV writer-reporter at PEOPLE. A graduate of Northwestern University, she has been ...