The next time you watch the extravaganza that is the modern Olympic Games, consider this: It all started with a simple footrace. To history lovers like me, the Sanctuary of Olympia — the religious ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

and calculate the dates of significant events such as the Olympic Games. No device of comparable technological sophistication is known from anywhere in the world for at least another 1,000 years.