The Olympic Games showcase global athletic talent every four years. The United States leads with over 3,100 medals, followed ...

India’s push toward winning the 2036 Olympics hosting contest has seemed to stall a little in the first big decision of ...

Co-organized by the Greek embassy in China and the Beijing Olympic City Development Association, the exhibition, traces over ...

New Delhi: The modern Summer Olympics keeps on giving. Since its first edition at Athens in 1896, in a sense a rebirth that was a tribute to the ancient games staged by the Greeks in Olympia and ...

Wrestling: Debuted at the 1896 Athens Summer Olympics and became a permanent fixture in 1908. Check out the ESPN Olympics hub page for the latest news, previews, roster updates and more.

There was a closing ceremony at the 1896 Summer Olympics, the first modern Olympic Games, but it "bore only the slightest resemblance to today's ceremonies," according to the Olympics.

Wrestling: Debuted at the 1896 Athens Summer Olympics and became a permanent fixture in 1908. Check out the ESPN Olympics hub page for the latest news, previews, roster updates and more.

Paris hosted the Olympics for the third time in 2024. Check out which other cities have received the honor for Summer and Winter Games. Skip to main content Skip to navigation ...

Beginning with the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, recognized as the first modern Olympic Games, the U.S. has won a total of 1,061 gold medals, among a total of 2,629 medals.

There was a closing ceremony at the 1896 Summer Olympics, the first modern Olympic Games, but it "bore only the slightest resemblance to today's ceremonies," according to the Olympics.

Wrestling has appeared at all but one Summer Olympics since the first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896. Here’s what you need to know about wrestling at the Paris Olympics.

On the centennial of the first Olympic games, Sloane’s grandson and namesake, William Milligan Sloane, commemorated his leadership in the first modern Olympics by carrying the Olympic torch to ...