The lifestyle of elite professional sportsmen in ancient Greece and Rome was comparable to that of a celebrity today.

Spirit of fair play The Olympic Charter, established by de Coubertin, states that 'The practice of sport is a human right'.

Lake Placid, home of the 1980 and 1932 Winter Olympics, is also Plan B for sliding events during next year's Milan-Cortina Games. A century-old sliding center in Italy is being completely rebuilt ...

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, which open one year from today, feature the Olympic debuts of one sport and five new events within existing sports. The Opening Ceremony is next Feb. 6 at the ...

Running as a formal sport first appeared in the Olympic Games in 776 BCE when the footrace was the first event. Despite its ancient origins, running remains one of the most popular and universally ...

In one year's time Italy will be welcoming the world to the Winter Olympics, but a sizeable number ... would be a "mutilated Games" if the sliding events could not be held in Italy.

The Ancient Olympics by Nigel Spivey (Cambridge ... and fourteen from the USA (mostly Princeton and Harvard), all happy to compete in whatever events took their fancy. The Westerners in particular ...

For contestants at the Bocuse d’Or, the 5 hour and 35 minute long cooking contest is the culmination of two years of qualifying events and ... Like at the real Olympics, national flags are ...

The only set-piece campaign event before the March 20 poll in Greece ... Coe also leads World Athletics, organized the 2012 London Olympics, and is widely viewed as the most qualified candidate.

Central Queensland leaders are calling on the 100-day review of Olympic venues to consider relocating the rowing and canoeing events to Rockhampton during the 2032 Games.

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 ...