There are several fencing schools across Long Island. The Long Island Fencers Club has a robust adult fencing program, with an introductory class suited for beginners.

There were no women athletes at the first modern Olympic Games, in 1896, because its founder, Pierre de Coubertin, thought women were "not cut out to sustain certain shocks". More than 100 years ...

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 ...

From Aussies like Simone Young trailblazing on the world stage through to the improvisatory genius of Bill Bailey, 2024 was a great year for music.

At the time of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, James Connolly was a 27-year-old undergraduate student at Harvard. Desperate to compete at the Olympic Games, Connolly submitted a request for a ...

The 65-year-old International Gymnastics Federation chief is one of seven candidates vying to succeed Thomas Bach as head of ...

Joan Benoit Samuelson's victory in the marathon at the Los Angeles Games helped change the perception of women as athletes and competitors.