T he first Olympics of the modern era began on April 6, 1896, in Athens. It was the first successful attempt to revive the competition that had started in ancient Greece, with centuries having ...

At the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece first-place winners received a silver medal along with an olive branch. Second and third-place finishers received bronze medals and a laurel branch. The ...

When the modern Olympic Games were launched in 1896, only amateur athletes were invited to compete. Now even professionals with seven-figure incomes can go for Olympic gold. What happened to the ...

Sign out. Trending 24/7 ... The first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 is where the tradition of awarding medals to winners began. The first-place winner was given a silver medal, ...