A gold medal awarded at the first Olympics hosted on U.S. soil has sold at auction for over half a million dollars.

On the other side, Nike, the goddess of victory in ancient Greek mythology, is shown alongside Zeus ... includes the original ...

The history of the marathon's distance is rooted in the very spirit for which the Olympics were created, and an event that ...

ATHENS, - Greeks bid farewell on Thursday to former ... invested heavily in public infrastructure and successfully bid to host the 2004 Olympics in Athens. He also facilitated Cyprus, a historical ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The family of the late Costas Simitis former Prime Minister, his wife Daphne Simitis, fifth left, daughters ...

One of the few women in Ancient Greek academe, Hypatia of Alexandria was a renowned philosopher and mathematician — and she was killed because of it. People primarily remember Hypatia of Alexandria, ...

The coaches of these athletes were most training pupils for the Olympic games. Although, they would more often than ... the body in natural oils relaxed athletes. In addition, ancient Greek sportsmen ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sweden’s Sara Hector speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women’s World Cup giant slalom race in ...

Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "So she'd marry me." As part of a fundraiser ahead of the 1988 Olympics, people could purchase and personalize a brick to line the ground of the plaza ...

Next winter, NHL players will participate in the Olympics for the first time in 12 years when the hockey competition takes place in Milan. But there is a growing possibility that Washington ...