As the Olympics enters its final week, Usain Bolt, Simone Biles, and Michael Phelps have dominated the media coverage of the event. But what was it like to attend the Olympics before YouTube and ...

A French Baron convinced of the value of athletics in building character was determined to revive the ancient Olympics as an international sporting festival.

The Tokyo Olympics are almost a month away. Apart from London and Athens, it is one of the few cities to have the distinction of having hosted the Summer Olympics more than once.

In 1896, the millennia-old tradition was revived into the modern Olympics. The first Games in the summer of 1896 included competitors from Europe and the United States and were held in Athens in ...

Celebrating the Olympics' return to Athens, this colorful and detailed volume--created by the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, France, in partnership with the International Olympic Committee and the ...

Athens, 1896 A gold medal-winning hurdler and an eminent Classics scholar recall their experiences at the 1896 Olympics By Sage Stossel August 2004 Issue ...

The inspiring story of a rag-tag team of amateur American athletes that stunned the sports world comes to life in this dramatization of the first modern Olympic games revived in 1896. Veteran ...

THE OLYMPICS ARE REBORN AFTER ENGLAND INSPIRES DE COUBERTIN Born in 1863, Baron Pierre de Coubertin had grown up in the shadow of his country's devastating defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of ...

The 1896 Athens Olympics were a resounding success, exceeding expectations and demonstrating the viability and appeal of an international multi-sport event.

Most Olympics hosted by city: Paris, London lead full list of Summer Games locations since Athens 1896 Jacob Camenker July 26, 2024 • 10:35 am PDT ...

Visit the TV show page for 'The First Olympics: Athens 1896' on Moviefone. Discover the show's synopsis, cast details, and season information. Watch trailers, exclusive interviews, and episode ...

But what was it like to attend the Olympics before YouTube and ESPN? In 1896, Basil L. Gildersleeve, a classicist, traveled to Athens to attend the first modern Olympic Games.