Olympic Games list Athens 1896 - where it all began 1,500 years after the end of the ancient Olympics, the modern Olympic Games we know and love today were born. It was organised by the ...

The next time you watch the extravaganza that is the modern Olympic Games, consider this: It all started with a simple ...

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 ...

The Olympics due in 1940 and 1944 were not held ... Between 25 and 30 sites were used, meaning that transport had to be arranged from there to the various sports grounds. Making History consulted ...

The 2024 Paris Olympics featured breaking for the first time, as well as other unconventional Olympic events like surfing and skateboarding. But there is a long history of unusual events being ...

Forty-five years ago this week, the Winter Olympics came to the small upstate village of Lake Placid for the second time in the town's history. The Olympics were first held in Lake Placid in 1932 ...

In the history of the modern Olympic Games, no other country is even close to Team USA’s total medal count. Since competing in Athens in 1896, the United States has won 2,985 total medals ...