On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium ...

On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games were reborn in Athens, 1,500 years after Roman Emperor Theodosius I banned them in 393 ...

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 ...

History and Stars of the World’s Greatest Sporting Event from Athens 1896 to Paris 2024 is a fresh compilation of the Games ...

Coe was, by a distance, the most qualified candidate, as a two-time Olympic 1500m champion who later presided over London’s spectacular 2012 Olympics. He has also led athletics, the pre-eminent ...

Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), becoming the first woman and the first African to lead the organisation in its 131-year history. She ...

Pic: Reuters/Yves Herman CVI/DL Image: Kirsty Coventry celebrates her gold medal at the 2004 Olympics. Pic: Reuters Speaking after her election victory, Ms Coventry said: "As a nine-year-old girl ...

Boxing was included Thursday in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics program after a unanimous vote by the International Olympic Committee, ending years of doubt over the sport's Olympic future.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Casey Wasserman, chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, speaks during the 144th ...

Ms. Coventry has urgent issues to deal with right at the start. The next Summer Olympics will take place in Los Angeles in 2028, at a time when American leadership around the world is under scrutiny.

The sport was not part of the programme for the next Olympics when the schedule was first announced in 2022. But the IOC granted provisional recognition for World Boxing as the sport's global body ...