On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium ...

Young, The Modern Olympics: A Struggle for Revival (Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996). The Zappeion complex of buildings in Athens, started in 1874 and completed in 1888, ...

It was on April 6 in 1917, that the United States abandoned its stance of neutrality and officially joined the Allied powers ...

In what is huge news for fans, cricket at the 2028 LA Olympics will feature six teams each in the men’s and women’s ...

Adam Peaty announced Wednesday he intends to compete at a fourth Olympics after six new swimming events were added to the 2028 Los Angeles Games in what he called "an amazing decision." The IOC also ...

Six new events were added Wednesday to the Olympic swimming programme, with 50m backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke to be ...

History and Stars of the World’s Greatest Sporting Event from Athens 1896 to Paris 2024 is a fresh compilation of the Games ...

Although much has changed since the first modern-day Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896, one thing that has ... athletes are competing in 329 events. And with 1,000 medals on the line ...