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 ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece ... have inspired women all over Greece to start taking part in the horse events. The other events are a two ...

According to tradition the first Olympics took place in 776 BC ... hero Pelops (from which the name of the Peloponnese region of Greece originates) establish the festival after defeating King ...

Not many events in history show what the culture of ancient Greece was like as well as the Panhellenic Games do.

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At the ancient Olympics in Greece, athletes weren’t the only stars ... where organizers introduced five arts competitions as ...

The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ancient Games, on Tuesday that will ...

Central to this ethos is the concept of the ‘Olympic Truce,’ a tradition rooted in ancient Greece and championed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This article delves into the historical ...

Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take part. Image caption, The ancient Olympic ... The main event at the Olympics was not a sporting event ...

Coe and Coventry are two-time Olympic champions — in track and swimming, respectively — and Samaranch is the longest-serving ...

The opening ceremony for the 144th IOC Session will begin at 15:15 at the IOA's premises, in the presence of the President Tasoulas ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The 144th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially opened on Tuesday in Ancient Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic ...