Dr Judith Swaddling is an Assistant Keeper in the Greek and Roman Department at the British Museum. She is author of The Ancient Olympic Games, a guide to both the games and the site of ancient ...

Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site two days before the contest Thursday ...

The 144th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) held at Ancient Olympia is expected to elect a new President on Thursday ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running. Jumping. Throwing. Wrestling. Boxing. Horse racing. We’ve got it all going on! Welcome to Olympia ...

Not many events in history show what the culture of ancient Greece was like as well as the Panhellenic Games do.

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The 144th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially opened on Tuesday in Ancient Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic ...

The Olympic flame for the summer games was lit on Tuesday during a ceremony in Ancient Olympia, Greece. The big picture ... peoples on Earth and wreath the winners of the sacred race." ...