(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 ...

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 ...

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 history of the marathon's distance is rooted in the very spirit for which the Olympics were created, and an event that ...

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.

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 ...

Olympic athletes will spend most of their lives working relentlessly towards a once-in-a-lifetime moment. It’s much the same for graphic designer and historian Markus Osterwalder, whose decades-long ...