The discus throw event has been included in every modern Olympics since its inaugural 1896 edition held in Athens (where Robert Garrett representing the United States won the gold medal), and can be ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As the world converges on Paris for the 33rd Olympiad, it’s a reminder of the ancient heritage of the Olympic movement. It starts with the term “Olympiad.” It was how the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Centuries before runners lined up on the track to compete in the Olympic Games, athletes ...

The ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 B.C. — -- The Olympic Games that we know and celebrate today stem from events held thousands of years ago in Ancient Greece. The first recorded ...

Boxer Theagenes of Thasos was one of the towering sporting figures from the ancient Olympic Games who supposedly won 1,400 ...

While Team USA gets ready to compete in Athens, kids can get ready to watch the Games on TV with some new books on the modern Olympics and classical Greece. "Today, the Olympic Games are an enormous ...

What it tells us about the past: Centuries before runners lined up on the track to compete in the Olympic Games, athletes participated in the Panathenaic Games, an athletic festival held every four ...