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 ...

Japan's Morinari Watanabe is a rank outsider to become International Olympic Committee president but he hopes his "crazy idea ...

emerging from the Panathenaic Stadium that witnessed the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896. The Acropolis of Athens, another compulsory feature of the Olympic medals, is joined by the Eiffel Tower ...

India sent a contingent of 73 athletes in 14 sports to Athens. The first Olympic Games in the ... Who started the modern Olympic Games and in which year? The modern Olympic Games were founded in 1896 ...

How many Olympic medals has Spiridon Khazapis won throughout his career? Spiridon Khazapis has won 1 Olympic medal in throughout his career. When did Spiridon Khazapis first compete in the Olympics?

Some of the medals from the Paris Olympics seem to be quickly losing their shine. The French mint tells The Associated Press ...