When, in Athens on 6 April 1896, the US athlete James Connolly won the triple jump event at the inaugural Olympic Games of the modern era, he became the first Olympic champion in more than 1,500 years ...
Although there were no women at the 1896 Olympic Games, 22 women competed ... by wrestling and fencing in Athens. Women boxed in 2012, in London, for the first time, and played rugby in 2016 ...
The 65-year-old International Gymnastics Federation chief is one of seven candidates vying to succeed Thomas Bach as head of ...
Nataliia Dobrynska won the 2008 Olympic heptathlon title, proudly wearing the Ukrainian leotard and spikes she has generously ...
Simitis imposed financial measures to prepare for Greece’s entry into the eurozone and laid the groundwork for the Olympic Games’ return to Athens ... Olympics in 1896, but also to the ...
Common resolutions could be accomplished within a year, but research shows that by the second week of January, many have ...