ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Olympic flame was handed to organizers of the Rio de Janeiro Games in Athens on Wednesday, 100 days before the Opening Ceremony in Brazil. Dressed as a high priestess, ...

The 1896 Athens Olympic Games, ... The Panathenaic Stadium, ... Notable performances included American James Connolly becoming the first modern Olympic champion in the triple jump.

LONDON (Reuters) – Following is the first in a three-part series detailing the most memorable moments from the Olympic Games. – – – – ATHENS 1896 Athens hosted an attr… ...

The Olympic stadium in Athens in 1896 (Hulton Archive / Getty) December 1956 Issue. Share. ... Ellery Clarke the high jump and broad jump, Tom Burke the 100 meters and 400 meters.

Some 50,000 people filled the stands of the Panathenaic Stadium for the first Olympics in 1896. Athletes competed for silver medals by cycling, fencing, performing gymnastics, shooting, swimming ...

Greek documentary Agones Olympic Myth and Revival tells the story of the 1896 Athens Olympic Games. Insidethegames speaks to producer Katerina Anastasopoulou about the film.

For the 2024 Summer Olympics, the back side of the medals includes Athena Nike, the goddess of victory, emerging from the Panathenaic Stadium with the Acropolis of Athens and Eiffel Tower in the ...

The all-marble Panathenaic Stadium hosted the first modern Olympics in Athens, Greece in 1896. It was used again during the 2004 Olympics (archery and the marathon finish) and is now a popular ...

Here is a guide about the history of Olympic medals, the 2024 Paris Olympics medal design and what Olympians do with their hardware. Ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, ...

The first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 is where the tradition of awarding medals to winners began. The first-place winner was given a silver medal, second place was awarded a bronze ...

On the flip side of the medals is an homage to the rebirth of the Olympic Games in Greece and a nod to this year’s host city. For the 2024 Summer Olympics, the back side of the medals includes ...