The history of the Games goes back around 3,000 years, to the Peloponnese in Ancient Greece. Sports contests organised at Olympia took place every four years and acquired the name Olympic Games. We do ...

Lindsey Vonn is trying to end her career on her own terms. After retiring due to a knee injury, Vonn announced her return to ...

Only one Englishman who had a great Olympic career ever stood for the IOC presidency before Sebastian Coe. Coe will try to ...

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To history lovers like me, the Sanctuary of Olympia — the religious site used for the ancient competitions — is almost as legendary as the games. The archaeological site of ancient Olympia is ...

U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin plans to gauge his potential risk versus reward before deciding whether to attempt an entire ...

The Games of X Olympiad was held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, the US. An Olympic Village was built for the first time in Games history and it became a model for future Olympics. The ...

The UAE Special Olympics continues to advance towards new horizons of growth and development in support of People of ...

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected Thursday as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee and the first ...

Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site on Tuesday, two days before the ...

The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee reaches a climax on Thursday with Juan ...

As part of increased efforts for community engagement, the Thurston County Board of Commissioners proclaimed March as Women's History Month during its Tuesday, March 18, meeting. Representatives from ...