Spyros Louis, a Greek water-carrier, was the winner of the first Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Games—a triumph inspired ...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A seat halfway up the tightly curved end of Athens' old, horseshoe-shaped marble stadium offers a rare vantage point of the first modern Olympics 108 years ago. At just the right ...
LONDON (AP) -- For the first time, international Olympic officials have taken out cancellation insurance: a $170 million policy to cover the risk of the Athens summer games being called off because of ...