The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games ...

The countdown is on for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Paris, and the buzz surrounding the games is only intensifying. Case in point: An Olympic medal from 1896 just fetched nearly $112,000 at ...

Telegraph Sport has detailed the history of the modern Summer Olympics since the Games were first held in Athens in 1896, listing all summer Olympics host cities. This year’s Olympics begin on ...

To help get in the mood for the Summer Games, fire up your console, PC, or mobile phone and delve into some exciting Olympics video games. Whether you prefer the thrilling features of a ...

Although much has changed since the first modern-day Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896, one thing that ... During the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, which is underway now and closes ...

There were no women athletes at the first modern Olympic Games, in 1896, because its founder ... finds that women's participation in the Summer Olympics has grown, but across the Olympic movement ...

In one of the biggest upsets in Olympic cycling history, Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria won the women's road race Sunday afternoon in Japan to capture her nation's first Olympic medal since the inaugural ...

From rather humble beginnings in 1896, the modern ... and as the scale of the Olympics grew, so did the cost to the host city. With a price tag of more than $500 million (in 2021 dollars), Adolf ...

This summer ... Games. This browser does not support the video element. The Olympic village lies along the Seine’s northern bank and will house more than 20,000 athletes during the Olympics ...

TEAM GB have finalised their squad for the Games with 327 athletes set ... the record for having won gold at every single Summer Olympics since 1896. ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England ...

Kris Holt is a writer who covers video games and word games. Just in time for the Tokyo Olympics, the Overwatch Summer Games event is back. While many players are excited to dive into Lúcioball ...

Shooting has had a presence at the Olympic Games since the first modern Games in Athens in 1896, where five events were held ... will serve as the shooting ranges for the 2024 Paris Olympics. After ...