The concept of naked athletes competing in the Olympic Games may seem unusual or even shocking to modern audiences, but it ...

Come back with us to Ancient Greece, 2,500 Years ago to the original Olympic Games. The ancient Games, like our modern Olympics, included champions and cheaters, glory and scandals, bitter ...

Sorry Cheryl. Only men were allowed to compete in the Ancient Olympic Games. Women had their own games called Heraia. Victors at the Olympics and the Heraia won the same prize: an olive branch ...

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 ...

Paris Olympics organizer Tony Estanguet has been nominated to return to the IOC as a member. Estanguet led the successful ...

The first modern games of the Summer Olympics took place in Athens, Greece in 1896, and are held to honor the ancient games held in Olympia, Greece in 776 CE. Like many events, the games are no ...

The idea for the Olympic flame has its roots in ancient Greece, where a sacred fire was kept burning throughout the Ancient Olympics in deference to "the gods." A symbolic fire was introduced in 1928 ...

A very different kind of Olympics is underway in Rio de Janeiro to honour the original games in Ancient Greece - where all the competitors are naked. The sporty naturists wear just a suntan as ...

But modern companies can gain valuable lessons from the competition despite its ancient origins. The Paris Olympics reflects the unique hopes, dreams and challenges of the 206 territories that ...