This is the stadium at Olympia. It was built during the 4th century BC and it was the largest of its kind at the time. It could seat 50,000 spectators! Olympia was not only a centre of sport but ...

These problems – known as the "winner's curse" – have a long history. Debts from the 1976 Montreal Olympics were only paid off in 2006. Revenues do not cover spending: Tokyo made $5.8bn in ...

Skipped History is a newsletter focused on overlooked ... about the exclusion of trans athletes at the Olympics. In conversation, they explore how the roots of “eligibility requirements ...

The 2024 Paris Olympics featured breaking for the first time, as well as other unconventional Olympic events like surfing and skateboarding. But there is a long history of unusual events being ...

The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority announced a line-up of events celebrating the 45th anniversary of ...

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 ...

The Olympic Games are heralded as one of the oldest sporting events in history, dating back to ancient Greece. But were the Greek Olympics actually influenced by the existence of a very similar ...

The announcement comes after the 27-year-old's remarkable performance at the Paris Olympics, where she secured three gold ...

You can soon own your own piece of Olympic history. The gold medal from the 1904 Summer Olympic Games is up for auction.

Michelle Bruton covers action sports and the Olympics and Paralympics ... Yuto Horigome stamped his name in the history books. He’s the only skateboarder to have won two Olympic gold medals ...