The silver medal was made for the first modern Olympic Games, which were held in Athens in the summer of 1896. At the time, winners in each sport were awarded silver medals instead of the shiny ...

the first Marathon winner of the modern Olympics. Spyros Louis (12 January 1873 – 26 March 1940), was a Greek water-carrier ...

When was running invented? Runing is an instinctive movement that evolved as a survival skill for early humans. Read on to ...

Greek runners Charalampos Pitsolis and Stamatia Noula won the 39th “Athens Marathon, the Authentic” (AMA), which took place ...

The Olympics have been going on since 1896. They only happen once every four years and they ... Then there are young athletes, like Katie Grimes, in their first Olympics, or their second. They ...

Swimming has been part of the Olympic Summer Games program since 1896. Alongside athletics, it is one of the sports with the ...

The Athens Marathon is inspired by the journey of the hoplite who carried the message of victory to Athens after the Battle ...

Chipotle is ringing in the holiday season by reviving its gift set featuring fan-created items inspired by the restaurant.

Just about 155 years ago, the first-ever college football game was played. As hard as it is to believe that college football ...

The daily schedule for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, which is subject to change, based on the latest version of the ...

The 2024 Paris Olympic summer games have come and gone. Some 10,714 athletes from 206 counties participated in 32 sports in ...

The country of Mexico has had a long history with the modern Olympic Games beginning with Olympiad II in Paris in 1900.