While the first known Olympics were in southern Greece in 776 BCE, the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896 . Athletes from 14 countries participated, with the largest delegations ...

After competing in XXV Winter Games, Olympians will be treated to an epic send-off at Verona's ancient arena.

In February 1905, nine years after the first modern Olympic games were held in Athens, their founder Pierre de Coubertin met at the Vatican with a big sports fan: St. Pius X. Coubertin was seeking ...

AFTER 19 days of thrilling action, the Milano-Cortina Games come to an end tonight. Team GB have five medals, including three ...

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A distinctly Italian mix of opera, dance and DJs was mixed with a few last gold medals as Italy passed the Winter Olympic ...

Inside the Arena di Verona, the 2026 Winter Olympics closed with a soaring operatic tribute rooted in Italy’s musical ...

From late-90s Eurodance dominance to the spotlight of the 2026 Winter Olympics, Gabry Ponte has built a career that keeps evolving. But how did he reach the Milano-Cortina closing ceremony stage — and ...

Place Masséna, Nice. Photograph by bbsferrari / Adobe Stock. Last year’s protests against mass tourism in European cities like Venice, ...

Three Olympic athletes showed patterns of self-governance that Plato once described, which also show up in everyday life.

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