Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site two days before the contest Thursday ...

As the first rays of morning light pierce through the clouds and fall upon these ancient ruins, a fine rain quietly descends. The raindrops fall on stone columns, statues, and crumbling walls, as if ...

Down the Ionian coast is the International Olympic Committee's own Conclave today - and its most contested presidential ...

Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter ... Cynisca of Sparta was a famous princess who competed in the Olympics. She was the first woman to win a race as a chariot owner against ...

The first major excavations at Olympia ... When officials announced that Rome would host the 1908 Olympics, the ancient ...

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected on Thursday as the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected today as the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee, and the first ...

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been elected the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, and the 10th president overall of the organization that was founded in 1894. IOC members ...

Per tradition, the torch was lit on April 15 in Olympia, Greece, honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games ... the year of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens. The Belem ...

Olympics-IOC Session Opens in Ancient Olympia as Presidential Election Looms ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ...

Accompanied by several other priestesses and dancers, all dressed in traditional garbs, the Olympic torch was lit and carried to the ancient stadium, where the first recorded Olympic games took place.

which include the stadium where the first Olympic Games were held, tourists can also visit the Archaeological Museum of Olympia. The museum is home to many sculptures, artefacts, and ancient ...