The legacy of the best 10 Olympic wrestlers goes far beyond the number of medals they have won. These legendary athletes like ...

There's so much more to Greece than Athens, Santorini, and Mykonos. Here are the best places to visit, from historic cities ...

History of the Olympics Logo Design & Symbols The five interlocking circles of the Olympics logo represent much more than just five interlocking rings. They are a promise and a narrative; they have ...

The next IOC president also must address the impact of climate change on the global sports calendar, gender issues in sports, when and how to bring Russia back fully into the Olympic Games and signing ...

The Spartans, of course, saw all athletic activity as a way to further prowess in warfare; the Romans were no different, and, when the Ancient Greek city-states went under the rule of the Roman Empire ...

After an encounter with a statue of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, an excavation of the Olympics began – reviving the ancient Games in Greece 2,800 ago such as when Pierre de Coubertin ...

The Olympics are rooted in the Ancient Olympic Games, which started as early as 776 BC. The first Olympics were held in Olympia, a town on the Peloponnese peninsula in ancient Greece.

Some have speculated that the rings date all the way back to Ancient Greece, where the Summer Games originated. This theory, however, is simply a myth perpetuated by American authors Lynn and Gray ...

The five rings, the torch and the mottos— the spirit of the Olympics is often channeled through these symbols. What do they mean and where did it all originate?

Following Celine Dion's grand performance during the opening ceremony, Hollywood actor Tom Cruise is reportedly taking his stunt skills to the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris ...

His idea, inspired by the ancient Greek Olympic flame ceremony, was to represent freedom — one of the three words in the French national motto: “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité.” ...

For the first time in the history of the Games, the cauldron—a 23-foot-diameter ring of fire supported by a giant air balloon—flew through the air. His idea, inspired by the ancient Greek ...