FILE - This is an undated photo showing Spyridon Louis, winner of the race that would come to be known as the marathon in the first modern revival of the ancient Greek sports festival. By April 10, ...

T he first Olympics of the modern era began on April 6, 1896, in Athens. It was the first successful attempt to revive the competition that had started in ancient Greece, with centuries having ...

The Zappeion complex of buildings in Athens, started in 1874 and completed in 1888, served as the venue for the fencing events at the 1896 Olympics. It remains an important conference facility in the ...

Dimitros Loundras is the youngest athlete to ever compete in the Olympic Games, taking part in the 1896 Athens Olympics. Here's how old he was. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX ...

The 1896 Athens Olympic Games, the first of the modern era, were a momentous occasion that revived the ancient tradition after nearly 1500 years. Spearheaded by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, ...

1896 – Athletics are part of the first modern Olympics in Athens. Competitions included are 100m, 1,500m, 110m hurdles, Marathon, long jump, triple jump, pole vault, discus, shot put and high jump.

Tennis: Debuted at the 1896 Athens Olympics and contested until 1924, returned to the Olympics as a full-medal sport in 1988. Trampolining: Debuted at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

The first came in 1916 when the Berlin Games were canceled as a result of World War I. Berlin later hosted the Olympics in 1936, the last Olympics before a 12-year lull necessitated by World War II.

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.

The first came in 1916 when the Berlin Games were canceled as a result of World War I. Berlin later hosted the Olympics in 1936, the last Olympics before a 12-year lull necessitated by World War II.