This is the stadium at Olympia. It was built during the 4th century BC and it was the largest of its kind at the time. It could seat 50,000 spectators! Olympia was not only a centre of sport but ...
These problems – known as the "winner's curse" – have a long history. Debts from the 1976 Montreal Olympics were only paid off in 2006. Revenues do not cover spending: Tokyo made $5.8bn in ...
Skipped History is a newsletter focused on overlooked ... about the exclusion of trans athletes at the Olympics. In conversation, they explore how the roots of “eligibility requirements ...
The 2024 Paris Olympics featured breaking for the first time, as well as other unconventional Olympic events like surfing and skateboarding. But there is a long history of unusual events being ...
The 2024 Paris Olympics also will return to a site filled with its own history at Yves-du-Manoir. The stadium in Colombes, France, was the main location for the 1924 Olympics, when it was the ...