Davidson College Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Allison Smith examines the "distant echoes" of the original Olympic Games and how they compare to the modern global competition. The ...

The Olympics have a rich history. Check out more information on their prolific past, promising present, future forecast, and more.

So before we bid the Games adieu in just a few short days, let's commemorate the "Olympics" for this iteration of NPR's Word ...

The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?

The timing of the games originated with the first Olympics, which were believed to have been held in 776 BC in ancient Greece ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA /Greece/, November 26. /TASS/. The Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games in Italy was lit on Wednesday during the Lighting Ceremony at the Archaeological Museum of Ancient Olympia in ...

The Olympic flame is close to completing its short tour of Greece and soon to be on its way to Italy for the Winter Games next February. A handover will take place on Thursday 4 December, the start of ...