Davidson College Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Allison Smith examines the "distant echoes" of the original Olympic Games and how they compare to the modern global competition. The ...

The Olympics have a rich history. Check out more information on their prolific past, promising present, future forecast, and ...

Olympians in winter sports have been displaying their athletic excellence for years.

The Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina Winter Games was formally handed to Italian organizers on Thursday in the all-marble stadium in central Athens where the first modern Olympics were held nearly ...

An ultra-rare winners’ medal from the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 is set to be sold at auction in Denmark ...

How Many Countries Have Won Medals at Each Olympic Games? At the first Modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, the only countries represented in the swimming competition were Greece, Austria, Hungary ...