The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

THE International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ancient Games ... to our ancient past," Bach told an audience that included IOC members and Greece's President ...

Athens was chosen to honor the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Olympia, Greece ... Often listed as the poster of the Games. Public Domain Greece had recently gained ...

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a huge sculpture measuring some 40 feet (12 meters) tall and was created by the famous Greek artist Phidias around 450 BC.

As the country’s most famous winter athlete, he kicked off the running of the 2014 Olympic torch in Olympia, Greece. Come competition time, the Russian team bowed out in the quarterfinal round ...

In 2011, 70 people were linked to one of the biggest football match-fixing scandals in Greece. Among those charged was Marinakis. On the proposal of the prosecutor, he was acquitted.

The International Olympic Committee was founded by Baron Pierre de Coubertin and inspired by the ancient games held in Olympia, Greece. Known as 'The Father of Modern Olympics', Coubertin's ...

Mouzakitis ran the show earlier this month as Greece won 3-0 in Scotland while Kostoulas has yet to make his senior international debut but has six goals in 21 games in the Greek domestic league.

An ancient Greek statue of Hermes is displayed in the archeological museum in Olympia, Greece, in 2012. The motivation for scenting and adorning statues was primarily religious. "It was primarily a ...

An ancient Greek statue of Hermes is displayed in the archeological museum in Olympia, Greece, in 2012. The motivation for scenting and adorning statues was primarily religious. "It was primarily ...