The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not award prize money but distributes funding ... It was set to appear in the inaugural Games in Athens in 1896, although poor weather forced the ...

The summer Olympics of 1896 in Athens saw the revival of the games and Spyridon ... Later on, as the King was so delighted by ...

Rowing made its Olympic debut at the 1900 Paris Games. The sport was actually on the program at the 1896 Olympics in Athens but was canceled due to bad weather. Until 1976, there was only a men's ...

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 ...

Since the advent of the modern-day Olympics in 1896, athletes have redefined limits in pursuit of the Olympic ideal: "Faster, higher, stronger." Through a combination of training, better regimen ...

When the modern Olympic Games started in 1896, wrestling was featured on the program ... division in London. Accepting the prize cost Bilge his Olympic eligibility for 1952, but allowed him to develop ...

Since the advent of the modern-day Olympics in 1896, athletes have redefined limits in pursuit of the Olympic ideal: "Faster, higher, stronger." Through a combination of training, better regimen ...

Since the advent of the modern-day Olympics in 1896, athletes have redefined limits in pursuit of the Olympic ideal: "Faster, higher, stronger." Through a combination of training, better regimen ...

Track and field athletes will now receive a cash prize if they win an Olympic gold medal While athletes are busy preparing their minds and bodies for the upcoming Olympics in Paris there's another ...

Cancel anytime. Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists in Paris.

World Athletics' decision to award prize money at the Paris Olympics goes against the Olympic spirit, says the head of cycling's governing body. World Athletics will become the first federation to ...