Between 776 BC and 393 AD, the Ancient Olympics took place in Greece every four years. They then sat dormant for over 1,500 years before they were revived once more in 1896. This is the history of the ...

Lasting 187 days, the Games was the longest in modern Olympics history. The Games was originally scheduled to be held in Rome, but was shifted to London due to financial crisis in the Italian capital.

(public domain) ATHENS, GREECE — The first modern Olympic Games included ... BRAZIL — For the first time in Olympic Games history, a team of refugee athletes competed under the Olympic flag.

In the history of the modern Olympic Games, no other country is even close to Team USA’s total medal count. Since competing in Athens in 1896, the United States has won 2,985 total medals ...

1924. (Photo by: Pictures from History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Art competitions formed part of the modern Olympics during its early years, from 1912 to 1948. The competitions were ...

It also gives us some of the most controversial moments in Summer Olympics history. The first modern games of the Summer Olympics took place in Athens, Greece in 1896, and are held to honor the ...

Let’s take a look at the history of the Ancient Olympics. The first-ever Ancient Olympic Games took place in 776 BC. It was held in Olympia, near the city-state of Elis (modern-day western Greece), ...

Olympic athletes will spend most of their lives working relentlessly towards a once-in-a-lifetime moment. It’s much the same for graphic designer and historian Markus Osterwalder, whose decades-long ...

The 2024 Summer Olympic Games are finally here, back in the city where the modern Olympic Games were ... For the first time in the history of the Summer Olympics, you will be able to watch every ...

“At its heart the Ancient Olympic Games was a religious festival held in a religious sanctuary,” Paul Christesen, professor of Ancient Greek History at Dartmouth College ... with the look and feel of ...