Coventry honored the strong women in her life after becoming the first African and woman to be elected to head the IOC.

The archaeologist said that thanks to French educator Pierre de Coubertin, who founded the International Olympic Committee ...

Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry was elected as the first woman and the first person from Africa to the post of International ...

In his speech, Thomas Bach, who was elected IOC Honorary President for Life during the 144 th IOC Session in March, said: ...

Olympic Day is celebrated every year on 23 June to honour the birth of the modern Olympics. Learn why it started and also ...

The first coverage in the Boston Herald of the modern-day Olympics held on April 6–15, 1896, in Athens, Greece. (Herald archive screenshot) By Joe Dwinell | joed@bostonherald.com | Boston Herald ...

Breaking is far from the first unconventional sport to be allowed into the Olympic Games. Here’s a look at some of the stranger Olympics sports in modern history: For most of us, tug of war is ...

The first modern Olympic Games in 1896 included men's weightlifting, but the sport didn't become a permanent fixture at the Olympics until 1920. The women's competition debuted at the 2000 Sydney ...

In 1896, a curmudgeonly classics scholar covered the first modern Olympics in Athens for The Atlantic; the games drew around 250 athletes from 14 countries (this summer’s games include ...

On the centennial of the first Olympic games, Sloane’s grandson and namesake, William Milligan Sloane, commemorated his leadership in the first modern Olympics by carrying the Olympic torch to ...

The opening ceremonies are always different — this year, especially so. It’s the first time in modern Olympics history the ceremony will unfold outside of a stadium.