It has been a symbol of the Olympic Games since 1914. But do you know the history behind them? The modern Olympic Games were ...

Editor’s note: Follow Olympics opening ceremony ... are based on an item of clothing that is a symbol of freedom and has been a part of French history for centuries, dating back to ancient ...

Let's take a look at some big moments in the history of the Olympic Games. OLYMPIA ... also designed the iconic Olympic symbol that we know today — the five interlocking coloured rings that ...

Tae-Geuks were first used in a symbol at the 1988 Paralympic Games in Seoul, Korea. At that time, the logo consisted of five Tae-Geuks in a configuration and in colours similar to the Olympic Rings, ...

The flame has been an Olympic symbol since the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam ... Most of the content on A History of the World is created by the contributors, who are the museums and members ...

ITAR-TASS/. Esten Saether - editor of the Oslo-based Dagbladet newspaper, has expressed the opinion that the 2014 Sochi Olympics have proved to be a symbol of Russia's economic revival.

The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept ...