Olympic Games list Athens 1896 - where it all began 1,500 years after the end of the ancient Olympics, the modern Olympic Games we know and love today were born. It was organised by the ...

Whatever the precise origin of the games ... Over time the site of Olympia, in southern Greece, became famous for its temples and monuments. The gold and ivory Statue of Zeus that sat upon ...

This is the stadium at Olympia. It was built during the 4th century BC and it was the largest of its kind at the time. It could seat 50,000 spectators! Olympia was not only a centre of sport but ...

Not only will it add some more in 2028, but the nation now has another Olympics lined up for 2034. Let’s take a look at a ...

The 2018 Winter Olympics are bigger and more extreme than ... This Wall Street Journal brief history series helps explain the now, by looking back at how we got here.

Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in the history of the sport, has expressed uncertainty about competing at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The 28-year-old ...

Do you know when Canada got its first Olympic Games or its first medals? Let's take a look at some big moments in the history of the Olympic Games. Dancers dressed as priestesses hand over the ...

The Los Angeles legacy of the lesser-known bat-and-ball sport includes the likes of Boris Karloff and fields at Griffith Park ...

PARIS (AP) — The night the Olympic and Paralympic cauldron first flew over Paris, its designer Mathieu Lehanneur held his breath: Nothing could go wrong. The balloon, lit by the Olympic torch and set ...