The Olympics, which took place every four years until at least 393 A.D., was the premier sporting, social and cultural ...

Did the ancient Greek soldier Pheidippides actually run the distance ... used as the length for the first Olympic marathon when it took place as part of the modern Olympics in 1896. But the most ...

The Pythian Games, once a significant Pan-Hellenic event, have been revived after 1630 years. Founded by Bijender Goel in Delhi, they are set for their first national edition in Chandigarh, blending ...

The 41st Athens Marathon kicks off with a historic race, celebrating athletic legacy and honoring the spirit of the ancient marathon.

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece ... Invite them to share some knowledge about the modern-day Olympics and explain that they are going to find ...

France is the birthplace of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the man credited for creating and introducing the modern event in the 1912 Olympics. He was inspired by the “ancient” style of the event ...

Equestrian was part of the ancient Olympic Games and included events such as horseback racing and chariot racing, which were introduced to the Games in 680 BC. Equestrian events in the modern Olympics ...

Three new bells were delivered to Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, marking a milestone in its restoration following the 2019 ...

While Antoine Arnault of LVMH may insist that "financial benefits have never been a goal of this partnership," NBC’s ...

Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral, whose historic bells were silenced following 2019’s devastating fire, will soon echo again with ...

The main difference between ancient and modern javelins is the use of a ... becoming a key event in the Olympic Games around 708 BC as part of the pentathlon. Athletes competed not just for ...