Organizers for the Paris Olympics promised the most eco-friendly Games in history, but a Coca-Cola product damaged the chances of achieving that goal.
Ten years after Greece hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics, Greeks are questioning how their country has benefited from the multi-billion dollar event.
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A decade after Greece hosted the world’s greatest sporting extravaganza, many of its once-gleaming Olympic venues now lie abandoned
Usain Bolt is refusing to dwell on the anguish of losing his Beijing Olympics 4x100 metres gold medal after his Jamaican team-mate Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned stimulant.
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The Rio Olympics is the 28th Summer Olympic games. The first one took place in Athens in 1896 and since then the games have been held in 19 different countries. But do you ever stop and wonder just what happened to all of those huge venues purposely built to host the world's most famous games?
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas is lawyering up, seeking to coerce the Olympic governing body for swimming to accept biological males competing against females.
In a meticulously choreographed ceremony on Tuesday, the flame for this summer’s Paris Olympics will be lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games in southern Greece. It will then be carried through Greece for more than 3,100 miles before being handed over to French organizers at the Athens venue used for the first modern Olympics in 1896. The pageantry has become essential and is meant to link the modern Olympics to their ancient Greek inspiration.
For host cities, it's not over when the games wrap up.
In 2004, Athens, Greece, hosted the XXVIII Olympiad, and those Summer Games cost the country an estimated €9 billion...
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The relics of past Games, overrun by nature.
The Ancient Site of Olympia Greece is an amazing UNESCO World Heritage site. It's a must for those who love ancient ruins.
Today's modern Olympics are actually based on the Ancient Olympic games that got their start in Ancient Greece.
The origins of the Olympic Games take us back into Ancient Greece and the legends of the heroic athletes visiting the city of Olympia.
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The site on the western edge of Berlin is where athletes from all over the world headed 76 years ago to take part in the most infamous Olympic Games in history.
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Discover the history and mythology that lies behind the world’s most famous sporting event by visiting Olympia, Greece, and exploring the ruins of the sacred site where the Olympic Games first began.
Ruin bars in Budapest have a unique vibe. From funky to garden party, enjoy yourself at Szimpla kert, Koleves kert, and more ruin pubs.
A decade after Greece hosted the world’s greatest sporting extravaganza, many of its once-gleaming Olympic venues now lie abandoned
I visited Ancient Olympia, the site of the original Olympic Games, where I saw the Greek ruins and walked where the original Olympic athletes walked.
Interesting fact about these ski jumping towers is that the Swiss jumper, Andreas Dascher introduced a new style of jumping, which would soon come to be known as the Dascher technique. Before these Games, the athletes would hold their arms forward over their heads. Dascher reasoned that if the athlete held his arms at his side he would fly farther. Adherents to this new style dominated the competition.
The magnificent gardens are filled with replicas of classical sculptures, including a full-scale rendering of the ruins of the Temple of Hera, the birthplace of the Olympic flame.
A decade after Greece hosted the world’s greatest sporting extravaganza, many of its once-gleaming Olympic venues now lie abandoned
A decade after Greece hosted the world’s greatest sporting extravaganza, many of its once-gleaming Olympic venues now lie abandoned
An Olympic unit study is a great way to add some excitement to learning.
The Coolest Ruin bars in Budapest. This post covers 9 ruin bars we visited during our month in Budapest. We name our Top 3 favorite
