ATHENS, July 29. /TASS ... absolute contempt," the Orthodox Times portal quoted him as saying. The Olympics opening ceremony, which took place on July 26, featured a provocative parody of ...

Here are six of the most memorable Olympic opening ceremonies. The very first Olympics of the modern era took place in Athens in 1896. By modern standards, the opening ceremony was a modest affair ...

The Olympic Games’ opening ceremony ... rather than ashamed of. Imagine if the Athens Olympics had highlighted contemporary Greece’s corruption instead of the country’s mythology, or ...

The 2016 Summer Olympics officially kicked off on Friday night with the opening ceremony in Rio. As has become tradition, the ceremony starts with a celebration of the host country, followed by ...

Everything you need to know about the countries' order for the 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony, which is taking place along the ...

Greece held the first modern Olympics that took place in Athens in 1896 ... be asked to participate in the presentation of the Opening Ceremony. And on behalf of our country, I will proudly ...

For the hosts, though, the Games were spoiled on the eve of the opening ceremony when Kostas Kederis, shock winner of the 200 metres in the 2000 Olympics, and his training partner Ekaterina Thanou ...

Here are some of the highlights of the 1896 Olympics in Athens, when Spyridon Louis won the race that would come to be known as the marathon in the first modern revival of the ancient Greek sports ...