According to tradition the first Olympics took place in 776 BC ... Whatever the precise origin of the games, they became a central aspect of Greek culture very early on and in many ways were ...

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 ...

You probably know that the Olympic games are an international sports competition that happen every two years. But do you know when, how and why they started? Do you know when hockey was added as a ...

(Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images) The men’s and women’s race walking events continued at the Rio Olympics on Friday and so did the Internet’s snark about the sport. But it wasn’t always such ...

Rowing made its Olympic debut at the 1900 Paris Games. The sport was actually on the program at the 1896 Olympics in Athens but was canceled due to bad weather. Until 1976, there was only a men's ...