The modern Olympics were the brainchild of Baron Pierre ... These problems – known as the "winner's curse" – have a long history. Debts from the 1976 Montreal Olympics were only paid off ...

(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.

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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 ...

The first modern Olympic Games took place in its ancient birthplace of Athens. The Games attracted athletes from 14 nations, with the largest delegations coming from Greece, Germany, France and ...

Make sure you're Olympics ready by brushing up on your history of the modern Olympic Games. Think you know the answers to these tricky Olympics history questions? Who founded the Olympic games?

Kahleah Copper, A'ja Wilson, and the United States women's basketball team were awarded the 2024 Paris Olympics' final gold ...

John Helmick, the treasurer of the governing body of modern pentathlon, is facing a disciplinary investigation for "alleged credentials irregularities" and has left the Olympic Games in Paris.

ATHENS, GREECE – The first Modern Olympic Games included just nine events ... LONDON, UK – For the first time in history, women competed from every country. Saudi Arabia its first female ...

John Helmick, the treasurer of the governing body of modern pentathlon, is facing a disciplinary investigation for "alleged credentials irregularities" and has left the Olympic Games in Paris.