On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium ...

Winter and Paralympic torches were unveiled at a dual event held in Milan and Osaka on Monday as the countdown continues for ...

Per tradition, the torch was lit on April 15 in Olympia, Greece, honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games, which date back to 776 BC. Once lit, 600 torchbearers carried the ...

Olympics-IOC Session Opens in Ancient Olympia as Presidential Election Looms ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters ... in his speech at the Olympic academy near the ancient stadium, made only ...

The Olympic torch relay for the Paris Games began Tuesday at the ancient Olympic site of Olympia, Greece, starting a trek for the Olympic Flame that will last through the July 26 Opening Ceremony.

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece — Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site two days before the contest Thursday to elect a new leader. Rain at Ancient ...

The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia ... And inside the stadium the athletes would stand naked before all of Greece and the gods. Here they competed not for money but to ...

A new 60,000-seat Olympic stadium in inner-city parkland and a rowing venue in a crocodile-inhabited river have been unveiled as part of a major overhaul of planning for the 2032 Brisbane Games.

ROCHESTER—Batavia battled harsh weather conditions and a tough Greece Olympia/Odyssey team but emerged ... against Eastridge at VanDetta Stadium.

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece : The International Olympic ... Outgoing President Thomas Bach, in his speech at the Olympic academy near the ancient stadium, made only a fleeting reference to Thursday's ...