While the first known Olympics were in southern Greece in 776 BCE, the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896 . Athletes from 14 countries participated, with the largest delegations ...

A silver medal from the 1896 first modern Olympic Games, held in Athens, is set to make history in the auction room.

The medal, designed by Jules-Clément Chaplain, is a remarkable piece of Olympic history. Courtesy Bruun Rasmussen These medals’ importance begins with what the 1896 Games represented. After the ...

A medal awarded to athletes at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 is set to go under the hammer at a Danish auction house, with online bidding on the silver award on March 1.

From pigeon shooting to tug-of-war, here are 11 disciplines that were cut from the Olympics ...

The word "Olympics" is rooted in ancient Greece. In Greek mythology, the gods would descend from Mount Olympus into the town ...

A little bit of antiquity plus a sprinkling of advertising dollars makes for a unique history ...

Pin trading has become a hallmark of the Olympics in recent decades — and not just for athletes. An official trading center ...

MILAN, Italy (AP) — Annika Malacinski remembers the moment the door to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics was slammed shut. On a flight from Munich to Denver, she bought airplane Wi-Fi to join a ...

The 2026 Olympic opening ceremony was a 3 ½-hour extravaganza that mainly took place at Milan's San Siro Stadium. With a capacity of over 75,000, it's the largest stadium in Italy and one of the ...

An ultra-rare winners’ medal from the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 is set to be sold at auction in Denmark next month. The silver gong – gold medals were only introduced in 1904 – is ...

Following the spectacle of athletes parading through the historic San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy, waving their respective nations flags and the ceremonious lighting of Olympic flame. The 2026 Milano ...