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.

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

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 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 ...

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 ...

During a meeting in Paris in June 1894, Athens was voted the most favorable location to host the 1896 Olympic Games. The primary reason was that Greece was the birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games.

The ancient Olympic Games continued for centuries, until they were outlawed in 393AD by the early Christian Roman Emperor Theodosius I. He viewed the Games as a pagan cult.

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 ...

It has been a symbol of the Olympic Games since 1914. ... Spain’s yellow and red stand alongside newer nations like Brazil and Australia, as well as ancient Japan and young China”.

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 ...