Kirsty Coventry, the multi-Olympic swimming champion who last year became the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee, addressed the General Assembly at the latest vote in November.

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 ...

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 rings symbolize four things: The shape of the rings symbolizes the universality of the Olympic Movement. The ...

This year, due to poor weather conditions the ceremony was moved for the first time from the open air to the Archaeological Museum ANCIENT OLYMPIA /Greece/, November 26. /TASS/. The Lighting Ceremony ...

Major brand partners are drawn to the Olympics for the billions of expected viewers, and the 2026 Winter Olympics are no exception.

The Olympics do not erase conflict. They expose it in a controlled, non violent arena. They exist to say this. Let us fight ...

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Ancient Greek athletes used a variety of training methods to prepare for the Olympic Games and other such contests.