Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou, playing the role of the High Priestess, lights the torch during the lighting of the Olympic flame at Ancient Olympia site, birthplace of the ancient Olympics in ...

Ancient Greece originated the Olympic Games. The Paris Olympics website outlines a bit of the history: The history of the Games goes back around 3,000 years, to the Peloponnese in Ancient Greece.

Sports News 2024 Paris Olympics flame lit in ceremony at Ancient Olympia From the ancient stadium in Olympia, a relay of torchbearers will carry the flame along a 3,100-mile route through Greece ...

The Greek flag is always flown during the closing ceremony in recognition of the role ancient Greece had in creating the Olympic Games. From 776BC, the games were held every four years in Greece ...

The first modern Olympics was held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. Like the ancient games, the first modern Games featured a field of all male competitors. Most Olympians were soldiers.

Greece leads the parade of nations at every edition of the Olympic Games, but do you know the history behind the tradition?

Women were not allowed to attend the Olympic Games in ancient Greece. Rating: Mixture (About this rating?) What's True: According to historical sources, "women" — specifically meaning, in that ...

The Olympics are rooted in the Ancient Olympic Games, which started as early as 776 BC. The first Olympics were held in Olympia, a town on the Peloponnese peninsula in ancient Greece.

From NFL plays to college sports scores, all the top sports news you need to know every day. Live updates: Follow an opening ceremony unlike any other Greece also kicked off the tradition of the ...