This is the stadium at Olympia. It was built during the 4th century BC and it was the largest of its kind at the time. It could seat 50,000 spectators! Olympia was not only a centre of sport but ...

Do you know when Canada got its first Olympic Games or its first medals? Let's take a look at some big moments in the history of the Olympic Games. Dancers dressed as priestesses hand over the ...

Let's take a look at some big moments in the history of the Olympic Games. OLYMPIA, GREECE – The first ever Olympics were held in Greece on the plains of Olympia — that's where the name ...

But there is a long history of unusual events being held at the Olympic Games of the past. Just ask a hot air balloon aficionado. Live pigeon shooting may be the "weirdest and most bizarre Olympic ...

Diversity is one of the cornerstones of the Olympic Games. For weeks we get to see ... Quincy Wilson is set to make history as the youngest male to participate in an Olympic track and field ...

U.S. rowers have earned 89 rowing medals since the 1900 Olympic Games, the most of any nation. Americans have won 33 gold medals while securing 32 silver and 24 bronze medals. Who is the most ...

Latvia’s Martins Rubenis wins his nation’s first Winter Olympic medal (bronze in men’s singles). Germany sweeps the women’s singles event for the second consecutive Games and Sylke Otto wins her ...