Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been elected the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, and the 10th ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A Savannah native and service member from World War II received an Arlington Burial on Thursday. Chief ...

After an electoral race that began last September, when the names of the seven candidates were announced, the election of the new president of the ...

Our family travels to Athens, Greece was a patchwork of guided ... The stadium was the site of the 1896 Athens Olympics. During the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, the Panathenaic Stadium ...

Zimbabwean sports minister and former swimmer Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the first female president of the ...

The first ever modern Olympics was held in Athens, Greece, back in 1896. It has since grown into a much sought-after event with countries clamouring to get the chance to host it. Cities such as ...

The Olympic Games, a symbol of global unity and athletic excellence, trace their origins to ancient Greece over 3,000 years ...

The Olympic Games, a festival in honour of Zeus, god of Olympus (a mountain 150 miles away in northern Greece), were abolished with the advent of Christianity in AD 393. In his beautifully written ...

Cycling's history at the modern Olympics dates back to the very first Olympiad in Athens in 1896, which included an 87km road race - won by a Greek, Aristides Konstantinidis - and track races. There ...