Unlike Olympic medals these days which are mostly made of silver with gold plating, these were smaller and made entirely of ...

The modern Olympics were the brainchild ... The Olympic flame first appeared in Amsterdam in 1928, and the podium four years later. But, arguably, the Berlin Olympics in 1936, with its display ...

Pierre – known as the father of the modern Olympic Games – chose to adopt the ancient tradition of a four-year cycle, as a ...

There were no women athletes at the first modern Olympic Games, in 1896, because its founder, Pierre de Coubertin, thought women were "not cut out to sustain certain shocks". More than 100 years ...

For the 2024 Paris Olympics, the modern pentathlon is getting ... Competitors accumulate points over the first three events to determine handicaps for the laser run. The competitor with the ...

Modern pentathlon events will take place at the Palace of Versailles, the iconic home to the court of Louis XIV. The first French site to be awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 1979, the gardens ...

The 2024 Paris Olympics were full of unforgettable moments. But the first year that breakdancing was introduced to the Olympics was also its last, because of a viral Australian dancer. Rachael ...