Here’s some background information about the Summer Olympics, which are typically held every four years. The 2024 Olympic Games were held July 26-August 11 in Paris. The 2028 Olympic Games will be ...

The 1896 Athens Olympic Games, the first of the modern era, were a momentous occasion that revived the ancient tradition after nearly 1500 years. Spearheaded by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the ...

Athens 1896: Overview Seven competition venues were used at the Olympic Games Athens 1896, five of which remain in use today: Panathenaic Stadium (athletics, artistic gymnastics, weightlifting), ...

Joan Benoit Samuelson's victory in the marathon at the Los Angeles Games helped change the perception of women as athletes and competitors.

The idea of running such a long race was strange at the time. Other than the marathon, the 1896 Games featured no runs longer than 1,500 meters—a footrace that took barely four and a half minutes.

Paris Olympic Games are here and the quest for gold begins. Here is when the Track and Field events begin in Paris.

As excitement builds ahead of the Paris Olympics starting on Friday, we remember Africa’s first Black Olympic gold medalist, Abebe Bikila, and his astonishing run at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. In ...

We all know these Olympic legends, but how much do you know about the Olympic Games themselves? While the modern Olympics ...

In 1896, a woman ran in the first-ever Olympic marathon—she just did it without permission. In 1900, women competed in tennis and golf.

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At the 1896 Olympics, he won gold in both the 800 meters and 1500 meters races. Flack also competed in the Marathon but was bested by Louis.

The Games were revived from an ancient Greek spectacle, but an exhibition timed for the Paris Olympics argues that France’s fascination with the ancient world played an outsized role.