So before we bid the Games adieu in just a few short days, let's commemorate the "Olympics" for this iteration of NPR's Word ...
The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?
Davidson College Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Allison Smith examines the "distant echoes" of the original Olympic Games and how they compare to the modern global competition. The ...
A view of the ancient ruins of the Stadium at Olympia with its centerpiece 210-yard track. Roger Wood/Corbis In the hills above Olympia, I awoke before dawn, feeling bleary-eyed from the Greek wine ...
The timing of the games originated with the first Olympics, which were believed to have been held in 776 BC in ancient Greece ...
A city forever associated with Romeo and Juliet, Verona will host the final act of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday inside the ancient Roman Arena, where some 1,500 athletes will ...
A centuries-old Roman arena will host the Closing Ceremony for the 2026 Winter Games this weekend. Take a look inside at the preparations. (AP Photo) ...