The palaestra in ancient Olympia was where wrestlers, boxers, and pankration practitioners trained. Credit: George E. Koronaios / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 Tourism was widespread in ancient ...

As a sacred place used regularly in religious ceremonies, as well as playing host to the Ancient Games, Olympia was at the centre of Greek civilisation. Renowned expert Paul Christesen gives ...

The styles of ancient Greek pottery and the strange effigies of the Olympic god Hermes which were used in ways few moderns ...

New Delhi: The ancient game of kho kho is enjoying a resurgence in India, with organisers of the first international tournament hoping their efforts will secure the sport's place in the Olympics.

The ancient game of kho kho is enjoying a resurgence in India, with organisers of the first international tournament hoping their efforts will secure the sport's place in the Olympics. "My elder ...

Unlike Olympic medals these days which are mostly made of silver with gold plating, these were smaller and made entirely of ...

The ancient game of kho kho is enjoying a resurgence in India, with organisers of the first international tournament hoping their efforts will secure the sport's place in the Olympics. Kho kho ...

It was played as a demonstration sport at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin but did not ... country after the Pro Kabaddi League -- another ancient Indian tag sport -- and the Indian Super League ...