It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World! One story tells of ... Only men, boys and unmarried girls were allowed to go to the Olympic Games. Married women were not allowed.

As the first rays of morning light pierce through the clouds and fall upon these ancient ruins, a fine rain quietly descends. The raindrops fall on stone columns, statues, and crumbling walls, as if ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running. Jumping. Throwing. Wrestling. Boxing. Horse racing. We’ve got it all going on! Welcome to Olympia ...

The concept of naked athletes competing in the Olympic Games may seem unusual or even shocking to modern audiences, but it ...

For nearly 12 centuries, it was the focus of the greatest recurring festival in Western history. I approached the ancient starting ... at Hitler’s 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.) ...

On March 18, the ancient Greek valley of Olympia once again became the focus of global attention. The 144th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was grandly inaugurated in an event ...

It was on April 6 in 1917, that the United States abandoned its stance of neutrality and officially joined the Allied powers ...

The Archaeological Site The archaeological site of Olympia is a treasure trove of ancient wonders. Walking through the ruins, you can almost hear the echoes of the past, as if the ancient athletes ...

Coe and Coventry are two-time Olympic champions — in track and swimming, respectively — and Samaranch is the longest-serving IOC member of the seven. The Spanish financier joined in 2001 when his ...

In team dressage, 52-year-old Reiner Klimke, participating in his sixth Olympics for West Germany, became the most decorated equestrian rider in Olympic history when he claimed his eighth gold ...

In a speech kicking off the ceremonies, Aristides Panagiotopoulos, the mayor of ancient Olympia ... a new chapter in the great Olympic history with the third Games in Paris, France." ...

easily the most of any country in Olympic boxing history. Aside from its 50 gold medals, the U.S. has also earned 27 silver medals and 40 bronze medals. Boxing was one of the sports contested at the ...