Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running. Jumping. Throwing. Wrestling. Boxing. Horse racing. We’ve got it all going on! Welcome to Olympia ...

Dr Judith Swaddling is an Assistant Keeper in the Greek and Roman Department at the British Museum. She is author of The Ancient Olympic Games, a guide to both the games and the site of ancient ...

At every Olympic Games, viewers worldwide notice a consistent tradition during the Parade of Nations: Greece always enters the stadium first. This unique privilege is not based on current athletic ...

The modern Olympics is a global showcase and celebration of extraordinary athletic feats and fierce competition. It's an ...

The connection between the lunar and solar eclipses was an important part of setting the date of the ancient Olympics. The beginning of the ancient games marked the beginning of what the Greeks ...

Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, have won three medals in tennis at the Olympics, all of which came in 1896 at the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens.

ATHENS--Greece's Olympic Committee said it had cancelled ... could raise the risk of coronavirus contagion. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch relay got under way on Thursday when the flame was lit ...

Hundreds of students from all levels and ages from Melbourne's Greek Community schools participated in the student Olympics on Saturday despite the searing heat.

Our program participates in the initiative of Australia's Hellenic community, We speak Greek in March. Saturday 19th of March is the day devoted to the term Olympic Games.

Greek basketball star Giannis Antetokounmpo is to become the first black athlete to bear the flag for Greece at the Olympics. The two-time NBA MVP will carry the flag alongside race walker ...