On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium ...

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games ... the link between the ancient and the modern Games”. A few months before the opening of the Games, a flame is lit at Olympia in Greece. The location is ...

This includes fun facts about the iconic symbols of the five Olympic rings. You know what they ... Games have a rich history ...

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 ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running ... Show pupils an image of the Olympic rings. Do they recognise them? Do they know what the rings represent?

Long live the Greek People!” receiving an enraptured applause inside the ancient stadium ... Hellenic Olympic Committee president Spyros Capralos tells Around the Rings.

Boxing in ancient Greece originated as a very tough sport, much harder than professional boxing as we know it today.