Before the 2021 Olympic Games in Japan, the decision to drop the Japanese symbol (the manji) for temples on tourist maps, and replace it with a pagoda icon, provoked a backlash.

It has been a symbol of the Olympic Games since 1914. ... Spain’s yellow and red stand alongside newer nations like Brazil ...

The Ancient Olympic games looked markedly different from today's games. For example, competitors had to be naked during competitions, and some athletes died competing in combat sports like boxing.

The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony this morning, marking the final stretch of the seven-year preparations for the Games’ start on ...

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 ancient Olympic Games, which began in the 8th century B.C., laid the foundation for the modern Olympic movement, which is a source of national pride for the Greeks and which includes the ...

The Olympic rings are everywhere this month, from the Athletes' Village in Sochi to cereal boxes in the U.S. Here's a look at what they're supposed to symbolize.

When the first official Olympic mascot—a rainbow-hued dachshund named Waldi—debuted at the 1972 Olympic games in Munich, Germany, it became a popular symbol of both the international event and ...

Submitted photoLiverpool Elementary sixth-grader Michelle Tassone, front, watches her bean bag during the Ancient Greek Olympics as sixth-graders Andre Cherrier, left, Azra Lizalovic and Ricky ...

The ancient Olympic Games, which began in the 8th century B.C., laid the foundation for the modern Olympic movement, which is a source of national pride for the Greeks and which includes the ...

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 ...