Here are some of the highlights of the 1896 Olympics in Athens, when Spyridon Louis won the race that would come to be known as the marathon in the first modern revival of the ancient Greek sports ...

As a result, the International Olympic Committee was organised, with the goal of staging the first modern Olympics in Paris in 1900. Pressed by Coubertin, the IOC soon decided to aim for 1896 ...

The first competition in the first modern Olympics in 1896 was the 100-meter dash, with American Thomas Burke winning gold in a time of 12 seconds. More than a century later, the 100 meters ...

Telegraph Sport has detailed the history of the modern Summer Olympics since the Games were first held in Athens in 1896, listing all summer Olympics host cities. This year’s Olympics begin on ...

As a result, no women were allowed to compete in the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. However, ...

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Runners getting ready to run the 100-metre course at the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece, 1896. (public domain) ATHENS, GREECE — The first modern Olympic Games included just nine sports.

Although much has changed since the first modern-day Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896, one thing that has remained constant is an athlete’s pursuit for the medals table in the name of ...

Humboldt County Special Olympian returns home after serving as a Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg torchbearer for the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Europe.