The Olympics date back to 776 B.C.E., when athletes first started gathering in Olympia, Greece, for a festival honoring Zeus. But the modern Olympics as we know them today are a relatively recent ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A gold medal from the first modern Olympics, in 1896 in Athens, sold at auction, more than tripling its estimated value, according to Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen Arts ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics are in the rearview mirror, but the chance of getting a medal is not over. You don’t even need to be a superstar athlete—just some deep pockets. Bids are open for several ...

Spyros Louis, a Greek water-carrier, was the winner of the first Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Games—a triumph inspired ...

March 1 (Reuters) - A medal awarded at the first modern Olympic Games smashed auction estimates, selling for about four times its expected high price at a Danish auction house on Sunday. The silver ...

An extraordinary piece of sporting and cultural history has sold at auction in Denmark. A medal from the world's first modern Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896 has fetched around €100,000 at a sale ...

Although much has changed since the first modern-day Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896, one thing that has remained ...