The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.

The gymnasium (i.e. gym) in ancient Greece was an important institution, as exercising and keeping one's body fit were vital ...

Explore the origins of the 8 oldest sports in human history, including running, boxing, and gymnastics, and how they shaped ...

The ancient game of kho kho is enjoying a resurgence in India, with organisers of the first international tournament hoping their efforts will secure the sport's place in the Olympics. Kho kho ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece--Even without the help of Apollo ... while sniffer dogs combed the grounds. The first torchbearer was Greek rower Stefanos Douskos, a gold medalist in 2021 in Tokyo.

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy ... “Lead released from smelting is the world’s first form of toxic or industrial pollution,” said Yale historian Joseph Manning ...

By Christine Hauser On the evening of Jan. 18, a 32-year-old Greek man went ... to prepare for the 2004 Olympics and subway system excavations. “This is not the first time” civilians have ...

BOSTON -- A gold medal awarded to the winner of the 110-meter hurdles at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics ... the goddess of victory in ancient Greek mythology, is shown alongside Zeus, the ...

BOSTON — A gold medal awarded at the first Olympics hosted on U.S. soil was ... On the other side, Nike, the goddess of victory in ancient Greek mythology, is shown alongside Zeus, the pantheon ...

Thessaloniki: Police in Greece said Wednesday they were investigating how an ancient Greek statue came ... According to the first assessment by the archaeology service, the headless statue is ...

One of the first words, written in ancient Greek, was translated to “disgust.” It appears twice within a few columns of text. The artifact is the fifth intact Herculaneum scroll to be ...

New Delhi: The ancient game of kho kho is enjoying a resurgence in India, with organisers of the first international tournament hoping their efforts will secure the sport's place in the Olympics.