Sailing has been included on the programme for every Summer Games in the modern era but was canceled in 1896 in Athens due to weather conditions. The first Olympic ... in 1988 events were ...

It is my biggest win." Lopez made his Olympic debut in 2004 in Athens – he's also a five-time world champion in his class, with the first coming way back in 2005. Amazingly enough, his last ...

In preparation for this summer’s Paris Olympics, Telegraph Sport has detailed the history of the modern Summer Olympics since the Games were first held in Athens ... across 43 events in the ...

During the first Olympics, 14 nations participated ... the most successful athlete and won four events. During a meeting in Paris in June 1894, Athens was voted the most favorable location to ...

First, though, a walking tour of Athens, where the second and third ... may only learn the true impact of hosting the Olympics years after the event. That certainly looks to be the case for ...

Events at the chaotic 1900 Paris Olympic ... were only the second modern games to be held (the first were the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens). This meant that there was very little in the way ...

The 2024 Paris Olympics featured breaking for the first time ... with live ammunition — was an official event at the 1906 Olympic games in Athens and a staple of the 1908 Olympic Games in ...

Events like the marathon embody that: There has been a marathon at each Olympics since the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The Paris Olympic Games are set to deliver another shake-up ...

Tennis was one of the nine original Olympic sports at the first modern Olympic Games at Athens 1896 and continued until 1924 ... the Opening Ceremonies and conclude on Aug. 11. The tennis event will ...