Kirsty Coventry broke several barriers when she became the president of the International Olympic Committee on Monday, as she ...

The archaeologist said that thanks to French educator Pierre de Coubertin, who founded the International Olympic Committee ...

In his speech, Thomas Bach, who was elected IOC Honorary President for Life during the 144 th IOC Session in March, said: ...

Olympic Day is more than a celebration of sports; it’s a reminder of what India can achieve with vision, investment, and ...

The modern-day version was first held in Athens, Greece, from April 6-15, 1896. And the Boston Herald covered the games! (From afar, but history is still soaked in the pages of this paper.) ...

Breaking is far from the first unconventional sport to be allowed into the Olympic Games. Here’s a look at some of the stranger Olympics sports in modern history: For most of us, tug of war is ...

The first modern Olympic Games in 1896 included men's weightlifting, but the sport didn't become a permanent fixture at the Olympics until 1920. The women's competition debuted at the 2000 Sydney ...

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 ...

On the centennial of the first Olympic games, Sloane’s grandson and namesake, William Milligan Sloane, commemorated his leadership in the first modern Olympics by carrying the Olympic torch to ...

Phryge, the mascot of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, cheers at the women's group B match between the U.S. and Zambia on Thursday. Marc Atkins/Getty Images hide caption ...