There were no women athletes at the first modern Olympic Games, in 1896, because its founder, Pierre de Coubertin, thought women were "not cut out to sustain certain shocks". More than 100 years ...

ATHENS, GREECE – The first Modern Olympic Games included just nine events. Winners didn’t receive three levels of medals like they do today, instead they each received an olive branch and a ...

All you need to know about the Paris Olympics.

Thomas Edmund Burke was the first American to become a two-time Olympic gold medalist, reeling in the double at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, in Athens, Greece. At age 21, he blew away ...

There are several fencing schools across Long Island. The Long Island Fencers Club has a robust adult fencing program, with an introductory class suited for beginners.