The inspiration for the modern marathon comes from an ancient legend: that of Philippides a Greek messenger who ran from ...

The Embassy of the Hellenic Republic in China showcased athletic heritage and spirit in the 2025 Chengdu Marathon in Chengdu, ...

While sporting competitions are held up as great and virtuous unifiers, the reality – from as far back as the ancient Greeks ...

While sporting competitions are held up as great and virtuous unifiers, the reality – from as far back as the ancient Greeks – is that corruption and politicisation are always lurking nearby.

Cortina hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics, and elite skiers have long favored competing in the city. American skier Lindsey ...

The International Olympic Committee says former vice president Lambis Nikolaou of Greece has died. He was 89. Nikolaou helped ...

Kouvelos came to Annenberg Hall on Friday to give the first lecture of the Olympic Ideals Series, co-hosted by the USC Center ...

In Ancient Greek, the word demon (δαίμων), also spelled daemon, had several meanings, the main one being "he who dispenses ...

Its roots can be traced to ancient Greece. But the rise of modern gymnastics has been fueled by nationalism—from the ...

How Many Countries Have Won Medals at Each Olympic Games? At the first Modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, the only countries represented in the swimming competition were Greece, Austria, Hungary ...

It was an announcement that electrified the country and surprised many around the world. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded Atlanta the 1996 Summer Olympics in a huge upset, forever ...

The head of a griffin, that was repatriated from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, is displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP ...