The modern Olympics is a global showcase and celebration ... Here's a look at the history of the Games, from ancient Greece ...

Olympic Games list Athens 1896 - where it all began 1,500 years after the end of the ancient Olympics, the modern Olympic Games we know and love today were born. It was organised by the ...

CHERYL COOKY, Purdue University: Yes, if we look at the history of the modern Olympic Games, the first game was held in 1896 and the founder at that time espoused really sexist and misogynist ...

(public domain) ATHENS, GREECE — The first modern Olympic Games included ... BRAZIL — For the first time in Olympic Games history, a team of refugee athletes competed under the Olympic flag.

The future of an athletics event which inspired the birth of the modern Olympics is in ... as a "very special place in the history of the Olympic games," but said the current running track ...

The first modern era Olympic games were held in Athens in 1896. In their 120-year history, the games have played witness to the rise and fall of sporting heroes, political upheaval, and the ...