A rare gold medal from the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis is being auctioned off as part of a larger collection of memorabilia ...

A gold medal awarded to the winner of the 110-meter hurdles at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, the first Games hosted on U.S.

There were no women athletes at the first modern Olympic Games, in 1896, because its founder, Pierre de Coubertin, thought women were "not cut out to sustain certain shocks". More than 100 years ...

These interests led him to revive the ancient Olympic Games and in Athens in 1896, the first modern Olympic Games were held.

In recent Olympiads, pin trading has become something of an unofficial sport at the Games. The tradition, which dates back to the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 when athletes wore cardboard badges ...

In the 19th Century, competitive running and running races were happening in Europe with the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. Running was only done in order to compete and women’s racing was still ...

It also gives us some of the most controversial moments in Summer Olympics history. The first modern games of the Summer Olympics took place in Athens, Greece in 1896, and are held to honor the ...

Coe also led organizing the 2012 London Olympics. Coe upset the IOC establishment ... from its established July-August place in the modern sports calendar. The next IOC president also must ...

Challenges facing the IOC include picking a host for the 2036 Olympics, with India and Qatar in the mix, and looking at moving the Summer Games from its established July-August place in the modern ...

Otherwise, the IOC announced karate will be making its first ever appearance in 2020 ... with the opening ceremony on July 24. Japan has a proud modern Olympics history, dating back to its successful ...