On April 16, a group gathered in Olympia, Greece ... the mayor of ancient Olympia, reflected on the “message of peace and reconciliation of people” that the Olympics represent.

To me, it sounded like the ancient Greek version ... home of the ancient Olympic Games, was easily our favorite. It’s not difficult to imagine the throngs of people, the roar of the crowd ...

Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and ... It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World! Olympia was not only a centre of sport but of ...

The name ‘Greeks’ was given to the people ... country called ‘ancient Greece’. Instead, Greece was divided up into small city-states, like Athens, Sparta, Corinth and Olympia.

Teddy Riner and Marie-Jose Perec joined the exclusive list of people to light an Olympic ... the Olympic flame has its roots in ancient Greece, where a sacred fire was kept burning throughout the ...

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 ...

The first runner of the relay was Greek Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos “As a Greek, I have been raised with images of the relay and it is incredible to be here in ancient Olympia ...