The modern pentathlon is the successor to the ancient pentathlon, which comprised running, jumping, javelin, discus and wrestling. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games, ...

Boxing in the ancient Olympics was a fierce and unforgiving sport, first introduced in 688 BCE. Unlike modern boxing, ancient Greek boxing had minimal rules and no weight classes, leading to often ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece--Even without the help of Apollo, the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled ... the driving force behind the modern revival of the games.

The Ancient Olympics by Nigel Spivey (Cambridge ... In his beautifully written Olympics in Athens, 1896, Llewellyn Smith follows the fortunes of the founding father of the modern Olympics, the ...

On the other side, Nike, the goddess of victory in ancient Greek mythology ... they're a snapshot of the early days of the modern Olympics," Eaton said. "To have one like this, in such exceptional ...

Have you ever been daydreaming mid-run and wondered why the distance you are training for is exactly 42.195 kilometres? It ...

The sweat of ancient Greek and Roman athletes was a prized commodity believed to confer special health benefits.

A rare gold medal from the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis has been sold at auction for $545,371 as part of a larger collection of memorabilia from previous Games ...

Participants were mostly European ot those living in Europe, with United States being the sole exception. The inaugural Olympic Games took place in ancient Greece in 776 BC. Who started the modern ...

It has been 130 years since educator Coubertin proclaimed the founding of the modern Olympics in Paris. He was inspired by the “Ancient Olympics” held in Olympia on the Peloponnese Peninsula ...

On the other side, Nike, the goddess of victory in ancient Greek mythology ... they’re a snapshot of the early days of the modern Olympics,” Eaton said. “To have one like this, in such ...