On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium.

This is the country’s first-ever Olympic gold and its second medal in these Games. The 29-year-old Guatemalan’s win was dominating, setting an Olympic record with 45 hits, five more than the ...

GREECE — The first-ever Olympics were held in Greece on the plains of Olympia — that's where the name "Olympics" comes from! Women couldn't compete in these Olympic Games. Runners getting ...

saying only that "the organization of the first edition of the Olympic Games in esports is underway." "As announced from the ...

The modern Olympic Games have been around for more ... The competition marked what is considered the first ever Paralympic games, attracting over 400 athletes from 23 countries.

The first time Olympic medals were handed to climbers was 1924 ... the whole team is supporting Paris 2024 in its bid to be the ‘greenest ever Games’. The 2024 Olympic Games are underway, and the ...

Kirsty Coventry stood on top of the podium in Athens on August 20, 2004, creating history both for herself and Zimbabwe as the first ever ... Olympics in Italy and selecting the host for the 2036 ...