The next time you watch the extravaganza that is the modern Olympic Games, consider this: It all started with a simple ...

As the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games, this quaint village on the Greek mainland is often missed ... which include the stadium where the first Olympic Games were held, tourists can ...

Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site two days before the contest Thursday ...

On April 16, a group gathered in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace ... torch was lit and carried to the ancient stadium, where the first recorded Olympic games took place. Typically, the ceremony ...

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected on Thursday as the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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 ...

Per tradition, the torch was lit on April 15 in Olympia, Greece, honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games ... the year of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens. The Belem ...

European Olympic Committees President Spyros Capralos delivers a speech during the opening ceremony for the the 144th ...