Giorgos Roubanis, Greece’s oldest living Olympic medalist, passed away Tuesday at the age of 95. He won bronze in the pole vault at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, earning Greece’s first post-war Olympic ...

Dr Judith Swaddling is an Assistant Keeper in the Greek and Roman Department at the ... consultant for a documentary video on the ancient Olympics made for the International Olympic Committee.

Greek fans around the world are honouring the life of Olympic pole vaulter Giorgos Roubanis, who died on Tuesday at age 95.

According to tradition the first Olympics took place in 776 BC ... hero Pelops (from which the name of the Peloponnese region of Greece originates) establish the festival after defeating King ...

Conservatives angered by the Paris Olympics might need to pivot their ... explaining that the scene was a tribute to Dionysus ...

Antetokounmpo, a two-time NBA MVP and 2021 NBA Finals champion with the Milwaukee Bucks, recently led Greece, his home country, to the 2024 Paris Olympics after beating Croatia in a qualifying ...

Greece's Evangelia Platanioti was declared the best artistic swimming female athlete of 2024 by World Aquatics.

Find out what events were at the ancient Olympics. What was it like to live in an ancient Greek family? What was everyday life like in ancient Greece? Find out about family life, entertainment ...

The Summer Olympics are a multi-sport spectacle that captivates the world every four years. Inspired by the ancient Greek Olympics, the modern games began in Athens in 1896. Featuring both team and ...

The Europeans' aggressive play clearly illustrated why the team had yet to lose at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with a record of three wins and one draw. Following their clash with the United States, make ...