The modern Olympics were the brainchild of Baron Pierre ... These problems – known as the "winner's curse" – have a long history. Debts from the 1976 Montreal Olympics were only paid off ...

The modern Olympic Games were brought back by Pierre de Coubertin. He was a great promoter of physical education in schools. He was also a historian, and very interested in Ancient Greece.

ATHENS, GREECE – The first Modern Olympic Games included just nine events ... LONDON, UK – For the first time in history, women competed from every country. Saudi Arabia its first female ...

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 ...

The United States leads the way with 50 gold medals, the most of any country in Olympic boxing history. The only country ... the sports contested at the Ancient Olympic Games in Greece. It first ...