The flame for the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea was lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics Tuesday, despite a brief cloudburst that disrupted the sun-reliant ceremony.

With the Olympic Games currently underway in Tokyo, there’s also discussion surrounding the competition’s ancient roots. Compared to the ancient world, some Olympic events haven’t changed that much, ...

Located some 290 kilometers (180 miles) southwest of Athens, Ancient Olympia is the birthplace of the Olympic Games and the site where the Olympic flame lighting ceremony is held every two years.

The site, where the Olympic flame begins its journey to the city hosting the modern Olympics, is one of Greece’s most popular tourist attractions. It was threatened by an earlier fire in 2007.

On Tuesday, April 16, 2024 the flame for this summer’s Paris Olympics will be lit and be carried through Greece for more than 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles) before being handed over to French ...

In three Olympics only one opponent managed to go the distance with him. His countrymen Felix Savon won three gold medals from 1992 to 2000 and could have won a fourth in 1988, but his nation ...

Every two years, a new interpretation of the ancient performance gets a global audience. It takes place in southern Greece at a site many still consider sacred: the birthplace of the Olympic Games.