Co-organized by the Greek embassy in China and the Beijing Olympic City Development Association, the exhibition, traces over ...

The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role Monday on the ...

The 1896 Athens Olympic Games, the first of the modern era, were a momentous occasion that revived the ancient tradition after nearly 1500 years. Spearheaded by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the ...

From just 2% in 1900 to a 50-50 split in 2024, the Olympics have made remarkable strides in gender equality.

1.The 100 meters sprint at "the first Olympic Games of the Modern Era" which took place in Athens, Greece in 1896: 2.And the crowd at that same 1896 Olympics: 3.The American track and field ...

Wrestling has appeared at all but one Summer Olympics since the first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896. Here’s what you need to know about wrestling at the Paris Olympics.

According to CBS Sunday Morning producer Roman Feeser, the Olympic pin trading tradition began during the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens. Back then, the pins were made of cardboard and used to ...

Tanya Ollick, an Olympics fan from the U.S., with her collection of pins to trade outside the athletes' village ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 21, 2024. / Getty Images ...

Padecky: Modern Olympics, born in 1896, continue to change with the times This is the Olympics, in which great minds come together every four years to figure out how to keep people watching if ...

In the 1890s, the first attempt at a modern revival of the Olympics was met with skepticism. However, a Princeton professor helped convince the United States of the games’ potential and recruited four ...

London hosted the Olympics when they returned in 1948, marking the second time the city hosted the Summer Games. Helsinki was awarded the 1952 Olympics, and Tokyo returned to the rotation in 1964 ...