With the Olympics returning to Greece, the opening ceremony of Athens 2004 sought to show the entire development of the Olympics over the centuries, until arriving at the modern Olympics.

Here are six of the most memorable Olympic opening ceremonies. The very first Olympics of the modern era took place in Athens in 1896. By modern standards, the opening ceremony was a modest affair ...

LeBron James wasn’t totally sure what the opening ceremony was all about ... the U.S. flag at the start of an Olympics, joining Dawn Staley for the Athens Games in 2004 and Sue Bird for the ...

The Olympic Games’ opening ceremony ... rather than ashamed of. Imagine if the Athens Olympics had highlighted contemporary Greece’s corruption instead of the country’s mythology, or ...

their best performance - at the time - for several decades The Athens Olympics were meant to be a celebration of the Games' history, as the spiritual home of Olympic sport hosted the world in the ...

These athletics events were to become the ‘Chariots of Fire’ Olympics. Once competition ... regatta from Los Angeles 1984 through to Athens 2004 where he carried Australia's flag at the Opening ...

For the hosts, though, the Games were spoiled on the eve of the opening ceremony when Kostas Kederis, shock winner of the 200 metres in the 2000 Olympics, and his training partner Ekaterina Thanou ...

The tradition of an inaugural event to mark the commencement of the Games goes back to 1896 and Athens ... With the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony scheduled to take place on July 26 ...