A look inside the big marketing business of the Olympics

The Olympic Games trace their roots back nearly 3,000 years to ancient Greece. At just over 130 years old, the modern ...
Davidson College

How the First Olympic Games Shaped Modern Competition

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 ...
TASS

Olympic Flame of 2026 Winter Games lit in Ancient Olympia

ANCIENT OLYMPIA /Greece/, November 26. /TASS/. The Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games in Italy was lit on Wednesday during the Lighting Ceremony at the Archaeological Museum of Ancient Olympia in ...

Discover the Meaning Behind the Olympic Rings and Their Symbolism

The Olympic rings symbolize four things: The shape of the rings symbolizes the universality of the Olympic Movement. The ...
Greek Reporter

How to Train Like an Ancient Greek Athlete

Ancient Greek athletes used a variety of training methods to prepare for the Olympic Games and other such contests.