While the ancient Games’ main focus was athleticism, they also incorporated philosophies of fairness, peace, development and education—values that permeate our own Olympic era, which began ...

Two of Bermuda’s young sports officials, Syriah Lottimore and Brandon Sousa, have just returned from a two-week trip of a ...

Sports in Ancient China and Greece The history of the Olympic Movement may be divided into the ancient and modern periods. The ancient period covered at least 12 centuries from 776 BC when the ...

Ancient Greek pottery is my favorite because it depicted everything. But then...we stopped. It's a shame because a lot has happened since this art style peaked. So here are 16 ancient Greek vases ...

The diagram depicts the phases of the long jump in ancient Greece. In the first panel, an athlete is shown in profile, holding stone weights in his hands, preparing to jump.

Over the centuries, other events were added, like chariot races, wrestling, long-distance running and boxing. The Roman emperor Nero (37-68 AD) even “introduced a musical competition at Olympia ...

In this Aug. 4 X post, for example, a user stated that during the original Olympics held in ancient Greece, women were not allowed to compete in or even attend any events: (@sales_belinda / X) ...