Behind closed doors, seven candidates hoping to lead the International Olympic Committee made key pitches on Thursday to ...

It could seat 50,000 spectators! The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in south west Greece. Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch ...

According to tradition the first Olympics took place in 776 BC ... Over time the site of Olympia, in southern Greece, became famous for its temples and monuments, particularly the gold and ...

The seven candidates for the world's most powerful job in global sport -- the presidency of the International Olympic ...

Let's take a look at some big moments in the history of the Olympic Games. OLYMPIA, GREECE – The first ever Olympics were held in Greece on the plains of Olympia — that's where the name ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running. Jumping. Throwing. Wrestling. Boxing. Horse racing. We’ve got it all going on! Welcome to Olympia ...

The idea for the Olympic flame has its roots in ancient Greece, where a sacred fire was kept burning throughout the Ancient Olympics in deference to "the gods." A symbolic fire was introduced in 1928 ...

Seven candidates to become IOC president will give presentations to members in Lausanne today with Britain's Lord Coe among ...

Greece charged out of the gate in Monday's final preliminary ... Filip Filipovic, a three-time Olympic medalist, had a hat trick in an otherwise balanced attack for Serbia, which finished group play ...

The Germany men's basketball team will begin the 2024 Paris Olympic knockout stages with a quarterfinals game against Greece on Tuesday.