Greek Reporter4h
On This Day in 1896 the First Modern Olympic Games Began in Athens
On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium ...
Greek City Times18h
On this day in 1896, the first Modern Olympic Games begins in Athens
On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games were reborn in Athens, 1,500 years after Roman Emperor Theodosius I banned them in 393 ...
Today in Sports – UConn sweeps the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball crown in the same year
The first modern Olympic Games begin in Athens, Greece. James B. Connelly wins the first event — the hop, step and jump. 1936 — Horton Smith edges Harry Cooper by one stroke to win ...
Bringing alive the magic of the Olympics
History and Stars of the World’s Greatest Sporting Event from Athens 1896 to Paris 2024 is a fresh compilation of the Games ...