According to tradition the first Olympics took place in 776 BC ... hero Pelops (from which the name of the Peloponnese region of Greece originates) establish the festival after defeating King ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running ... training the horses for the equestrian events. The first woman to win an event - as a trainer that ...

When was Ancient Greece? How did ancient Greece begin? The first Olympic games and new discoveries How was Greece ruled? Activities About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important ...

Did the ancient Greek soldier Pheidippides actually run the distance ... After reading this inspirational poem, Michel Bréal, a member of the organizing committee for the first Olympics, proposed that ...

Here's a look at the history of the Games, from ancient Greece to the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. What is the origin of the ...

The 41st Athens Marathon kicks off with a historic race, celebrating athletic legacy and honoring the spirit of the ancient marathon.

The first torchbearer was Greek rower Stefanos Douskos ... the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled Tuesday at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece.

Its subjects include the origins and history of the Olympic games, athletic nudity, professionalism, and the place of women in Greek sport ... designed in the first instance for students and teachers ...

Bijender Goel, founder of the Modern Pythian Games, emphasized the games' role in uniting cultures through art. Speaking at a ...

While Antoine Arnault of LVMH may insist that "financial benefits have never been a goal of this partnership," NBC’s ...

The Olympic cauldron for these Games is "a tribute to the first flight in a hydrogen ... for the Olympic flame has its roots in ancient Greece, where a sacred fire was kept burning throughout the ...