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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As the world converges on Paris for the 33rd Olympiad, it’s a reminder of the ancient heritage of the Olympic movement. It starts with the term “Olympiad.” It was how the ...

Kirsty Coventry, the multi-Olympic swimming champion who last year became the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee, addressed the General Assembly at the latest vote in November.

PARIS, France — The Paris Olympics are putting on an Opening Ceremony on Friday unlike any we've seen before, highlighted by Olympic nation contingents riding on boats down the River Seine to be ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — A priestess prays to a dead sun god in front of a fallen Greek temple. If the sky is clear, a flame spurts that will burn in Paris throughout the world’s top sporting ...

Olympians' diets have evolved since the ancient games, when athletes were mostly vegetarian. For his "Tasting History" YouTube series, Max Miller recreated an ancient Greek dish. The recipe was ...