The Olympics have a rich history. Check out more information on their prolific past, promising present, future forecast, and ...
The Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina Winter Games was formally handed to Italian organizers on Thursday in the all-marble stadium in central Athens where the first modern Olympics were held nearly ...
FILE - Lambis Nikolaou, head of the Greek Olympic Committee, right, hands the Olympic Flame to Mitt Romney, head of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, at the Panathenian stadium in Athens on Dec. 3, ...
From the Games’ Greek origins to their first foray into Asia, the Olympics are known for bringing nations from all around the ...
The first modern-day Olympics were held in Athens, Greece from April 6 to 15, 1896. But it was for summer sports.
Ancient Greece is often credited with numerous innovations that have shaped our modern world. From philosophy and democracy ...