A tradition that stretches back nearly 2,800 years and one that in its modern form has existed since 1896, the Olympic games represent some of humanity’s most dearly held ideals: meritocracy ...

and the King of Greece himself opened the first modern Olympic Games on April 6, 1896 (March 24 on the Greek calendar). The honour of being the first Olympic champion of the modern era fell to ...

It will be the ninth time the U.S. hosts the Olympic Games since they began in 1896. The Games will be held in Los Angeles, which will become just the third city in history to host three separate ...

TOKYO — Japan's Morinari Watanabe is a rank outsider to become International Olympic Committee president but he hopes his ...

These interests led him to revive the ancient Olympic Games and in Athens in 1896, the first modern Olympic Games were held.