Ancient Olympia hosts IOC candidates and voters two days ahead of presidential contest
Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site two days before the contest Thursday ...
Rare gold medal from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics sells big at auction
The 1904 St. Louis Olympics medal, auctioned for $545,371 ... On the other side, Nike, the goddess of victory in ancient ...
Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of International Olympic Committee
Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been elected the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, and the 10th ...
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International Olympic Committee elects first female president
Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected today as the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee, and the first ...
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Poetry Was an Official Olympic Event for Nearly 40 Years. What Happened?
At the ancient Olympics in Greece ... Modern history’s first written work to win an Olympic gold medal was “Ode to Sport,” a ...
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Olympic Equestrian Results by Year
Germany claimed six medals in equestrian, leading all countries ... Equestrian was part of the ancient Olympic Games and included events such as horseback racing and chariot racing, which were ...
It’s election day for the IOC, choosing a new leader in a hard-to-call, 7-candidate contest
The winner will steer the Olympics on a smooth path in politics and sports toward the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.