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 ...
But there is a long history of unusual events being held at the Olympic Games of the past. Just ask a hot air balloon aficionado. Live pigeon shooting may be the "weirdest and most bizarre ...
CHERYL COOKY, Purdue University: Yes, if we look at the history of the modern Olympic Games, the first game was held in 1896 and the founder at that time espoused really sexist and misogynist ...
New head of L.A. Olympics organizing committee Reynold Hoover draws on his planning experience as top military officer during ...
The country of Mexico has had a long history with the modern Olympic Games beginning with Olympiad II in Paris in 1900.
History-making moments are just a fraction of the Olympics' allure, but they're arguably the most important aspect. The Paris Games — which are set to begin July 26 — will make history for a ...
Research led by the University of Waterloo has found new critical insights into how climate change threatens the future ...
The official “Look of the Games”, including the sports pictograms, for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina ...
They left Stoke Mandeville for the first time in their history and the 1960 Games were held in Rome following the Rome 1960 Olympic Games. They were still known as the Stoke Mandeville Games ...
The New York Giants return to Germany this weekend for the first since 1994 when legendary broadcaster Marty Glickman made ...