On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium ...

The history museum details the competitive events and tells stories from the games. Together, the two museums provide a comprehensive picture of the ancient Olympic Games. Of all the ruins we ...

Coe and Coventry are two-time Olympic champions — in track and swimming, respectively — and Samaranch is the longest-serving IOC member of the seven. The Spanish financier joined in 2001 when his ...

The symbolic "Truce Run" is dedicated to Kleosthenes and aims to promote Olympic values, with a special emphasis on the ...

Olympics-IOC Session Opens in Ancient Olympia as Presidential Election Looms ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ...

The 7th century B.C. artifact was on display at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia, the city that in ancient times was the birthplace of the games that later inspired the modern Olympic Games.

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 ...

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The head of a griffin, that was repatriated from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, is displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on Friday, March 21 ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece : The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ancient Games, on Tuesday that will culminate with the election of a new president on ...