Modern pentathlon was created by the founder of the modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin as an homage to the duties required of a solider in the late 19th century to test the strengths of the ...

Olympic Games list Athens 1896 - where it all began 1,500 years after the end of the ancient Olympics, the modern Olympic Games we know and love today were born. It was organised by the ...

Thousands of years later, this image appealed to Pierre de Coubertin, a French baron best known as the founder of the modern ...

Equestrian was part of the ancient Olympic Games and included events such as horseback racing and chariot racing, which were introduced to the Games in 680 BC. Equestrian events in the modern Olympics ...

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 ...

Even when the modern Olympics began in 1896, women were completely excluded as the founder Pierre de Coubertin believed that participation of women would be “impractical, uninteresting, and incorrect.

Her rendition of "The Power of the Dream" was a highlight of the Opening Ceremonies, marking the centennial of the modern Olympics. But it didn’t stop there. Gladys Knight, an Atlanta native ...

Paris is the birthplace of Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937), who is known as the father of the modern Olympic Games. What began as a small event with only 240 male athletes from 14 countries has ...

Over the course of the Trump administration, the US is set to host multiple events, including the 2025 Ryder Cup, the FIFA World Cup in 2026, and the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles ...

The modern Olympic Games have been around for more than 120 years and, in that time, many sporting records have been set, broken and celebrated. But what about the places that have hosted these ...