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

Credit: George E. Koronaios /CC BY-SA 4.0 The classical Pelopion was a separate sanctuary defined by a peribolos wall dating to the 6th century BC, long after the institution of the Olympic games, in ...

where the first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC. The one and only running race was a short sprint, with the marathon distance arriving a lot later. In 490 BC the first unofficial ‘marathon ...

The Ancient Greek Dark Ages came after the powerful Mycenaean Era. But what actually were the Greek Dark Ages, and how did ...

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Running officially became a competitive sport in Olympia in Ancient Greece, where the first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC. The one and only running race was a short sprint, with the marathon ...

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — A year before the Winter Olympics, the U.S. Ski Team just had a performance to remember. The women’s squad won medals in four out of five events at the world ...

It is unclear which, if any, shooter games the IOC will allow on the Esports Olympics program, which it has repeatedly said must align with Olympic values. A six-person panel, co-chaired by ...

Details of the inaugural Esports Olympics were confirmed two days after Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman hosted a visiting Olympic delegation in Riyadh, including its president Thomas Bach ...

MILAN (AP) — Next year’s Winter Olympics might be called the Milan Cortina Games but they will actually be staged across a large swath of northern Italy. Covering an area of more than 22,000 ...