In the summer of 1904, the United States hosted its first-ever Olympic Games. Up to that point, the global competititon had been held in Europe, but organizers decided to venture across the Atlantic ...

Can the Greek Diaspora capitalise on Trump's transactional politics and mercurial nature to strengthen US - Greece and US - Australia relations?

The Olympic Games can trace its history back to the days of ancient Greece. But the modern games have to do with a very ...

The history of the marathon's distance is rooted in the very spirit for which the Olympics were created, and an event that ...

An auction firm announced on January 17 that a gold medal from the first Olympics held in the US was sold at auction for over ...

An auction firm announced on January 17 that a gold medal from the first Olympics held in the U.S. was sold at auction for over US$500,000 ...

Unlike Olympic medals these days which are mostly made of silver with gold plating, these were smaller and made entirely of ...

Greek lawyers' associations have announced a nationwide strike for Thursday and Friday of next week, protesting draft legislation to combat gender-based violence. They argue that the bill violates ...

This marked the first Olympics where gold medals were introduced, with the U.S. dominating by winning 78 of 96 events.