Perhaps that’s because the games were first founded by a cheater, according to Greek mythology. ... For centuries, the ancient Olympics were held at Olympia, a sacred site in Southern Greece.

The modern-day Olympic Games are quite different from the ancient ones. Here's when they first started. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️🥇 KPMG Women's PGA ⛳ ...

The ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 B.C. By ABC News. February 9, 2018, ... Pelops, king of Pisa in the Peloponnese, is venerated in Greek mythology as the founder of the Olympic ...

Just outside the site of the ancient Olympic Games, hooting owls break the nighttime silence at a white marble monument containing what’s left of a singular Frenchman’s heart.

The XXXI Olympic Games, the 16-day athletic love-fest currently taking over Rio de Janeiro are a secular endeavor featuring more fanfare than faith, more spectacle than spirit. But it was not ...

Ahead of each Summer Olympics, the torch is lit in the ancient site where the games were founded, connecting the event back to its roots. The torch is carried to the host city by runners and other ...

EXCLUSIVE: With just over two months to go before the kick-off of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris this July, South Africa’s Distant Horizon will be touching down in Cannes with two ...