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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

When was running invented? Runing is an instinctive movement that evolved as a survival skill for early humans. Read on to ...

Greek runners Charalampos Pitsolis and Stamatia Noula won the 39th “Athens Marathon, the Authentic” (AMA), which took place ...

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

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 ...

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