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 ...

(public domain) ATHENS, GREECE — The first modern Olympic Games included ... BRAZIL — For the first time in Olympic Games history, a team of refugee athletes competed under the Olympic flag.

1924. (Photo by: Pictures from History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Art competitions formed part of the modern Olympics during its early years, from 1912 to 1948. The competitions were ...

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.

In the history of the modern Olympic Games, no other country is even close to Team USA’s total medal count. Since competing in Athens in 1896, the United States has won 2,985 total medals ...

The future of an athletics event which inspired the birth of the modern Olympics is in ... as a "very special place in the history of the Olympic games," but said the current running track ...

You probably wouldn't even realize you were watching the Olympics if you were to step back in time to watch the second modern Olympic Games held in Paris in 1900. The games were held to coincide ...

Here’s some history along with how it works and ... the man credited for creating and introducing the modern event in the 1912 Olympics. He was inspired by the “ancient” style of the event ...

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 ...

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 ...