ATHENS, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Greek water polo player Elena Xenaki will serve as the final torchbearer on Greek soil for the ...

OLYMPIA, Greece — The torch for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games was lit in a ceremony at ancient Olympia on Tuesday. The lighting signified the home stretch to the seven-year journey for the Paris ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — The flame for the PyeongChang Olympics was lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics on Tuesday, despite a brief cloudburst that disrupted the sun-reliant ceremony.

Was Lycurgus of Sparta involved in the founding of the Olympic Games, as ancient Greek tradition claims? What does 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 Ancient ...

The return of the top of the ancient column marks the third time the German University of Münster has returned an artifact ...

Greek water polo player Elena Xenaki will serve as the final torchbearer on Greek soil for the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) announced on Thursday.