Ancient Greek athlete Coroebus of Elis was the first recorded Olympic Games winner in the 192-meter (630-feet) footrace in ...

The Olympic Games featured naked athletes, awarded medals for painting and took a 14-century hiatus. Those aren’t crazy rumors—they’re actual facts about the Olympics. The ancient Games spanned ...

Ancient Olympians were renowned for their strength and agility, but were any of these athletes women? And were there other sporting opportunities in which women in ancient Greece could compete? The ...

Nearly 3,000 athletes have faced the icy rinks and snowy ramps in Italy for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. The Olympic Games are host to rare athleticism and national pride. So before we bid the ...

The Olympic Games were not created for entertainment. They were a sacred test of strength, discipline, and honor, held in the shadow of Mount Olympus to honor Zeus himself. Rival city-states laid down ...