The first Olympics of the modern era began on April 6, 1896, in Athens. It was the first successful attempt to revive the competition that had started in ancient Greece, with cent ...

The Olympics date back to 776 B.C.E., when athletes first started gathering in Olympia, Greece, for a festival honoring Zeus. But the modern Olympics as we know them today are a relatively recent ...

The first-place medal from 1896 Olympic Games in Greece has a diameter of 48mm, about the same size as an oversized watch, and is made of silver.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A medal awarded at the first modern Olympic Games smashed auction estimates, selling for about four times its expected price at a ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics are in the rearview mirror, but the chance of getting a medal is not over. You don’t even need to be a superstar athlete—just some deep pockets. Bids are open for several ...

Once lit, 600 torchbearers carried the flame through 41 Greek towns to the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. From Athens, the torch boarded the “Belem,” a three-masted ship that dates back to 1896, the ...

March 1 (Reuters) - A medal awarded at the first modern Olympic Games smashed auction estimates, selling for about four times its expected high price at a Danish auction house on Sunday. The silver ...

Awarded at the first modern Games in Athens, the historic prize far exceeded estimates on Sunday, selling for roughly quadruple its top expected price, 1,152,000 Danish kroner (€156,253) including ...

A rare silver winner’s medal from the 1896 Athens Olympics sold for $180,690, far above estimate. Engraved by Jules-Clément Chaplain, the historic piece features Zeus and Nike and is considered a ...

The historic 1896 Games featured 241 athletes from 14 countries, including Denmark. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...