Where did the Olympics build its roots? What are the origins of event? Here's a look at the history of the Games, from ancient Greece to the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. What is the origin of the ...

Golf is one of the oldest sports in history, but it has only been included in the Olympics four times. In 2024, it will make its fifth appearance in these prestigious games. Golf made its debut in ...

The modern Olympics have existed since 1896, though they have roots in Ancient Greece. Every few years, people worldwide tune in to watch the Olympic Games, the world's biggest sporting competitions.

Nearly 50 summer sports — including long-discontinued ones like motorboating and tug-of-war — have made appearances at the Olympic Games since its start in 1896. This year, athletes are ...

The first Olympic Games are traditionally dated to 776BC. Games were held all over ancient Greece; but the most famous were held every four years in the sanctuary at Olympia, in the Peloponnese ...

A troubling reality for idealistic myths about Olympic history is that the first opening ceremony on a scale like today’s was the 1936 Berlin Games – “Hitler’s Olympics”. Berlin’s ...