On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium ...

Rain at Ancient Olympia meant the ceremonial opening of the four-day meeting could not take place at the Temple of Hera where the flame is lit before each Olympic Games edition. The candidates ...

Olympics-IOC Session Opens in Ancient Olympia as Presidential Election Looms ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ...

The symbolic "Truce Run" is dedicated to Kleosthenes and aims to promote Olympic values, with a special emphasis on the ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece — Seven candidates ... include steering the Olympic movement toward the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, maintaining political balance with the United Nations and working ...