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 ...

The world is set on seeing something special from the California entertainment capital after last summer’s Paris Games raised interest in the Olympics to “historic” levels, according to IOC Vice ...

With her final swim of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Katie Ledecky draped herself in one of the most significant gold medals in the history of the Olympics. Ledecky won the women’s 800m freestyle, ...

The country of Mexico has had a long history with the modern Olympic Games beginning with Olympiad II in Paris in 1900.

From the BBC Oral History Collection. As can be seen from this BBC film about the televising of the Olympics, the Games were a proving ground for new and more advanced equipment. It also rapidly ...

Vonn, 40, is one of the most decorated female skiers in history. She's a three-time Olympic gold medalist and her 82 World ...

Richardson, whose term ends in 2026, is calling for “full cost recovery,” but the phrase is “cagey,” said Boykoff, and “does not align with the recent history of the Olympics.” ...