The Olympic Rings were first flown in 1914 so they were not present for the first Olympic Games of the modern era, held in Athens in 1896. The Stadium, originally built some 2,500 years old, had ...

THE abandoned Olympic park was once the jewel in Athens’ crown, but has now become the personification of a Greek tragedy. The country spent an eyewatering £8billion to bring the internationa… ...

The Olympic stadium is seen from above in Athens, Greece on April 19, 2006. Government officials say Monday, Oct. 2, 2023 a new inspection has been ordered at a stadium that hosted the Athens ...

Athens organisers have postponed the installation of a huge steel dome above the main Olympic stadium just 101 days before the opening ceremony. The roof was due to put in place at the weekend but ...

The ground - named after famous 1896 Olympic hero Spiros Louis - holds a capacity of 70,000 and makes it larger than every Premier League stadium bar Manchester United's Old Trafford and Wembley.

The “rare” 1956 torch designed by Ralph Lavers — of which there were only about 400 made — is the only Olympic torch not displayed at the Panathenaic Stadium museum in Athens, the venue ...

The whereabouts of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic torch meant to be on ... at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. ... games” where an 18-year-old Betty Cuthbert won three Gold medals ...

The whereabouts of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic torch meant to be on display at an Athenian Olympics museum remains a mystery. And our resident Greek reporter is on the case. Subtle enough to the ...

Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) President and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Spyros Capralos has welcomed the return of giant Olympic Rings to the stadium in Athens which staged the ...

The Olympic stadium is seen from above in Athens, Greece on April 19, 2006. Government officials say Monday, Oct. 2, 2023 a new inspection has been ordered at a stadium that hosted the Athens ...