Ancient Greek athletes fought in brutal contests of the ancient Olympics, where sacred honor and civic pride shaped modern ...

The torch-lighting ceremony next week for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will be relocated from the ancient stadium ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site on Tuesday, two days before the contest to elect a new leader. Rain at Ancient ...

Scholars from Poland, Germany, the United States and Ukraine gathered this week in the eastern Polish city of Lublin for a ...

The UN General Assembly has adopted, by consensus, a resolution calling on all states around the world to establish a truce ...

The ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 B.C. — -- The Olympic Games that we know and celebrate today stem from events held thousands of years ago in Ancient Greece. The first recorded ...

The U.N. General Assembly hopes all nations will put a halt to fighting during the upcoming Milan Cortina Olympics as a way ...

Explore the Top 7 Oldest Sports in the World, including Wrestling, Archery, and Running. Discover their origins, estimated ...

Olympic events are far from a modern invention. These competitions have taken place in various forms for thousands of years, ...