The countdown is on for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Paris ... which were held in Athens in the summer of 1896. At the time, winners in each sport were awarded silver medals instead of the ...

Telegraph Sport has detailed the history of the modern Summer Olympics since the Games were first held in Athens in 1896, listing all summer Olympics host cities. This year’s Olympics begin on ...

The 41st Athens Marathon kicks off with a historic race, celebrating athletic legacy and honoring the spirit of the ancient marathon.

The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games ...

The Olympics are rooted in tradition, with the first official Summer Olympics staged in 1896 in Athens, Greece that drew athletes from 13 nations. Ever since then, the marathon has been a mainstay ...

A medal from the first modern Olympic Games held in at the 1896 Athens is expected to sell for around $30,000 at an upcoming auction in September. Ben Jones, from Mullock’s Auctioneers ...

The Summer Olympics are a multi-sport spectacle that captivates the world every four years. Inspired by the ancient Greek Olympics, the modern games began in Athens in 1896. Featuring both team and ...

BEIJING--The first so-called modern Olympics took place in 1896 in Athens. But the inaugural Winter ... From 1924 through 1992, the Winter and Summer Olympics were the same year.

During the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris ... Since competing in Athens in 1896, the United States has won 2,985 total medals, with 2,655 coming in the Summer Games and 330 from the Winter Games ...

In one of the biggest upsets in Olympic cycling history, Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria won the women's road race Sunday afternoon in Japan to capture her nation's first Olympic medal since the inaugural ...

An ancient river could see the light of day again, thanks to a collapsing tramline in the centre of the Greek capital Athens ... of planning for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and then the 2008 ...

Shooting has had a presence at the Olympic Games since the first modern Games in Athens in 1896, where five events were held ... will serve as the shooting ranges for the 2024 Paris Olympics. After ...