ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ancient Games, on Tuesday that will culminate with the election of a new president ...

Coe and Coventry are two-time Olympic champions — in track and swimming, respectively — and Samaranch is the longest-serving IOC member of the seven. The Spanish financier joined in 2001 when his ...

Power, Politics, and the Olympic Prize: IOC Race Heats up on Greece's Sunlit Shores By Ossian Shine PYLOS, Greece - The slow-burn race for the most powerful job in world sport roared into life on ...

A look at the seven candidates in the International Olympic Committee presidential election on Thursday COSTA NAVARINO, Greece -- A look at the seven candidates in the International Olympic Committee ...

After the stunning election win comes the sober business of leading the International Olympic Committee for Kirsty Coventry.

Fraser Bullock made the most of sitting across from outgoing International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach during a ...

the city that in ancient times was the birthplace of the games that later inspired the modern Olympic Games. Greece’s culture minister, Lina Mendoni, attended a ceremony Friday at the museum, calling ...

A new 60,000-seat Olympic stadium in inner-city parkland and a rowing venue in a crocodile-inhabited river have been unveiled ...

Sakkari said Saturday that the president of Greece’s Olympic committee informed her days before the opening ceremony that she would carry Greece’s flag during the boat ride down the Seine.

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site on Tuesday, two days before the contest to elect a new leader. Rain at ...

Olympics-IOC Session Opens in Ancient Olympia as Presidential Election Looms ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ...