A gold medal awarded at the first Olympics hosted on U.S. soil was sold at auction for over half a million dollars, part of hundreds of lots of memorabilia from the Games over the decades, a firm ...

The history of the first modern Olympic Games, in 1896 in Athens, was marked by this as well. A woman tried to take part in the marathon. She was rejected and prevented from signing up. And this ...

Cycling's history at the modern Olympics dates back to the very first Olympiad in Athens in 1896, which included an 87km road race - won by a Greek, Aristides Konstantinidis - and track races. There ...

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

The auction house selling the medal, RR Auction, said that the 1904 Olympics ... first Olympic events that awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals to the top three finalists in each event (in 1896 ...

Hunt: Showdown 1896 is ringing in the new year with big plans, some of which developer Crytek is sharing with players. A lot of what the developer plans to implement in early 2025 is quality of ...

The pistol loaded through the top with a charger and had a hinged magazine door on the butt, along with separate controls at ...