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 ...

Telegraph Sport has detailed the history of the modern Summer Olympics since the Games were first held in Athens in 1896, listing all summer Olympics host cities. This year’s Olympics begin on ...

There were no women athletes at the first modern Olympic Games, in 1896, because its founder, Pierre de Coubertin, thought women were "not cut out to sustain certain shocks". More than 100 years ...

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

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

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

Galina Shlyakhov was one of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics torchbearers thanks to a gratitude essay ... Famed photographer ...

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

Maybe. The origin story of three medals is uncomplicated (and probably incomplete). In the first two modern Olympics, 1896 and 1900, "awards" — not medals — were given to the first two finishers in a ...

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

President-elect Trump announced Tuesday that he will nominate John Ratcliffe, his former head of intelligence, to lead the ...

Competition, at any level, provides an excellent opportunity to see how well one does. Since competing in the first modern ...