Get your children excited for the Olympic Games with these picture books about different Olympic athletes and sports for toddlers and little kids.

The very first Olympics were part of an ancient Greek festival, according to the Penn Museum.Some of the events at the ancient Olympic Games — like the discus throw — are events that still ...

Ahead of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, here are nine surprising facts about the famed ancient sporting competition that inspired both Coubertin and later iterations of the Games. 1. The Olympic ...

Shawn Johnson brought her kids to visit the ancient Olympic Stadium with her kids during a trip to Greece. The gymnast shares her two kids with husband Andrew East.

A trove of 29 rare coins was recently unearthed in Greece, some of which were minted during the ancient Olympic Games, officials said. The pieces were discovered during an archaeological ...

The graphic shows the ancient hippodrome, a U-shape stadium structure used for hosting chariot races in Ancient Olympics. It is believed that the terraces could accommodate more than 30,000 spectators ...

The first known Olympic Games took place in 776BC, 2,800 years ago, at Olympia in southern Greece. To begin with, the Games were held in honour of Zeus, the king of the gods in ancient Greek religion.

Find out more Books. The Ancient Olympic Games by Judith Swaddling (British Museum Press, 2004); Ancient Greek Athletics by Stephen G Miller (Yale University Press, 2004); The Ancient Greek ...

Learn how and why the Olympic Games began in Greece. ... The ancient Olympics wasn't just about the sport, it was a religious festival too. Find out what it was like to visit the ancient games.

The flame for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been lit in Olympia, the birthplace of the ancient Olympics. The flame will now begin its journey in a relay to light the cauldron that will mark the ...

The Olympic torch was lit in a traditional ceremony honoring the Olympic games' roots in Ancient Olympia and will now make its way via 10,000 torchbearers to Paris.