This summer’s 2024 Olympics kick off Friday, July 26, in Paris, with the City of Light hosting opening ceremonies and hoping against hope that the River Seine will be safe enough for swimming… ...

In 1896, a curmudgeonly classics scholar covered the first modern Olympics in Athens for The Atlantic; the games drew around 250 athletes from 14 countries (this summer’s games include ...

Paris hosted the Olympics for the third time in 2024. Check out which other cities have received the honor for Summer and Winter Games.

Dimitros Loundras is the youngest athlete to ever compete in the Olympic Games, taking part in the 1896 Athens Olympics. Here's how old he was.

According to the official Olympics website, pin trading can be traced back to the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, in 1896.

Olympic pin trading is back for the 2024 Paris Games — and more popular than ever. The longstanding tradition, sometimes referred to as the "unofficial sport of the Olympics," involves trading ...

In the 1890s, the first attempt at a modern revival of the Olympics was met with skepticism. However, a Princeton professor helped convince the United States of the games’ potential and recruited four ...

When did the tradition of awarding gold, silver, and bronze Olympic medals begin? At the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece first-place winners received a silver medal along with an olive branch.

Olympic weightlifting is back for the 2024 Paris Games. From rules to events and medal history, here's everything to know about the competition.

This summer’s 2024 Olympics kick off Friday, July 26, in Paris, with the City of Light hosting opening ceremonies and hoping against hope that the River Seine will be safe enough for swimming ...

In 1896, a curmudgeonly classics scholar covered the first modern Olympics in Athens for The Atlantic; the games drew around 250 athletes from 14 countries (this summer’s games include ...