How did the Olympic Games set the stage for the world portrayed in Homer's Iliad? What important trend began in the eighth ...

Although the first Olympic victor in 776 BCE, Coroibos, was said to have been a cook, many Olympic athletes in the Archaic era Olympic games came from wealthy backgrounds. As historian Mark ...

In the ancient Olympic Games, which can be dated back to 776 BCE, victors were adorned with olive wreaths rather than the medals we see in today’s competition. Get top local stories in Southern ...

The tradition of competing naked, known as ‘gymnos’ (the root of the word ‘gymnasium’), began in ancient Greece around the ...

Just six months after medals were placed around the necks of athletes like Caeleb Dressel, Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky, it's time for the Winter Olympians to compete for some shiny, new hardware.