Spyros Louis, the first Marathon winner of the modern Olympics. Spyros Louis (12 January 1873 – 26 March 1940), was a Greek ...

Greek runners Charalampos Pitsolis and Stamatia Noula won the 39th “Athens Marathon, the Authentic” (AMA), which took place ...

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 ...

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 ...

There were no women athletes at the first modern Olympic Games, in 1896, because its founder, Pierre de Coubertin, thought women were "not cut out to sustain certain shocks". More than 100 years ...

This spring, a new exhibition, “Olympism: Modern Invention, Ancient Legacy,” will examine the birth of the modern Olympics in Athens in 1896 through the lens of history, art, archaeology and more.

Although much has changed since the first modern-day Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896, one thing that has remained constant is an athlete’s pursuit for the medals table in the name of ...

Inspired by the ancient Greek Olympics, the modern games began in Athens in 1896. Featuring both team and individual events, each edition of the games produces iconic moments that are etched into the ...

It has been a landmark in Athens since 1874 and has witnessed every major historical event since then, including the 1896 ...

(Lily Radziemski/Courthouse News) The exhibit explores how photography and sports have evolved in tandem since the 1896 Olympic Games, drawing on collections from the Olympic Museum and the Photo ...

A new study has revealed which countries have made the most progress athletically since they first appeared in the Olympics. With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games now behind us, SportsShoes.com ...

Competition, at any level, provides an excellent opportunity to see how well one does. Since competing in the first modern ...