This is the stadium at Olympia. It was built during the 4th century BC and it was the largest of its kind at the time. It could seat 50,000 spectators! Olympia was not only a centre of sport but ...

Do you know when Canada got its first Olympic Games or its first medals? Let's take a look at some big moments in the history of the Olympic Games. Dancers dressed as priestesses hand over the ...

Snopes claims some of these events weren’t a part of the Olympics, but there’s just as much evidence saying that they did.

The Olympics have long been a proving ground for American boxers, transforming promising amateurs into professional legends. From the iconic bouts to the unforgettable champions, the Games have been a ...

And in the Beijing Games in 2022 Norway (with 99 athletes) was tops in medals, yet again beating the USA (with 223 athletes) ...

U.S. rowers have earned 89 rowing medals since the 1900 Olympic Games, the most of any nation. Americans have won 33 gold medals while securing 32 silver and 24 bronze medals. Who is the most ...

whose decades-long obsession with the Olympics is culminating in a new book delving into the Olympics’ lengthy design history. Published by Swiss niggli, the book traces the Olympic design history in ...

The medals were designed by a jewelry maker owned by the French luxury conglomerate, which has declined to comment on their ...

Gladwell, the author, journalist and podcaster, explores the 1936 Berlin Olympics on the latest season of his podcast series “Revisionist History.” Gladwell and co-host Ben Naddaff-Hafrey ...

Haohao Zheng, a prodigious 11-year-old skater, has made history as the youngest athlete at the Paris 2024 Olympics and one of the youngest in Olympic history. Haohao debuted in the park ...