The next time you watch the extravaganza that is the modern Olympic Games, consider this: It all started with a simple ...

The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ancient Games, on Tuesday that will ...

Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter the stadium by walking under this archway. The ancient games were also a religious festival, held in honour of Zeus, the king of the gods.

Delivering a message of “Values first”, IOC President Thomas Bach opened the 144th IOC Session this afternoon in the ...

An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.

Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site two days before the contest Thursday ...

Accompanied by several other priestesses and dancers, all dressed in traditional garbs, the Olympic torch was lit and carried to the ancient stadium, where the first recorded Olympic games took place.

honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games, which date back to 776 BC. Once lit, 600 torchbearers carried the flame through 41 Greek towns to the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.

The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ancient Games, on Tuesday that will ...

Outgoing President Thomas Bach, in his speech at the Olympic academy near the ancient stadium, made only a fleeting reference to Thursday's key vote where seven candidates will take a shot at ...