The silver medal was made for the first modern Olympic Games, which were held in Athens in the summer of 1896. At the time, winners in each sport were awarded silver medals instead of the shiny ...

As a result, the International Olympic Committee was organised, with the goal of staging the first modern Olympics in Paris in 1900. Pressed by Coubertin, the IOC soon decided to aim for 1896 ...

from 6 to 15 April 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era. Because Ancient Greece was the birthplace of the Olympic Games, Athens was considered to be an ...

The 41st Athens Marathon kicks off with a historic race, celebrating athletic legacy and honoring the spirit of the ancient marathon.

The first competition in the first modern Olympics in 1896 was the 100-meter dash, with American Thomas Burke winning gold in a time of 12 seconds. More than a century later, the 100 meters ...

There were no women athletes at the first modern Olympic Games, in 1896, because its founder, Pierre de Coubertin, thought women were "not cut out to sustain certain shocks". More than 100 years ...

Running is one of the most popular sports today and a fundamental human movement, raising the question, "When was running ...

BEIJING--The first so-called modern Olympics took place in 1896 in Athens. But the inaugural Winter Olympics were not held until 1924 in Chamonix, France. Calvin Coolidge was the American ...

Here is the path from amateurism to professionalism at the Olympic Games. 1896 – First modern Olympic Games held in Athens. Winners did not receive gold medals but were awarded a silver medal ...

Although much has changed since the first modern-day Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896, one thing that has remained constant is an athlete’s pursuit for the medals table in the name of ...

Shooting has had a presence at the Olympic Games since the first modern Games in Athens in 1896, where five events were held. In Paris, the shooting program will include 15 events. The competition ...

Competition, at any level, provides an excellent opportunity to see how well one does. Since competing in the first modern ...