their best performance - at the time - for several decades The Athens Olympics were meant to be a celebration of the Games' history, as the spiritual home of Olympic sport hosted the world in the ...

According to ScreenRant, the stadium was also used for filming ... Eight of those 36 venues come from one Olympic Games, Athens 2004. Nearly 20 years have passed since the Olympics returned ...

The Athens 2004 Paralympic Games got underway on 17th September with a spectacular Opening Ceremony at the Olympic stadium. During the Games, 73 of the 136 competing nations won at least one medal ...

But when Georgios Averoff of Alexandria donated 920,000 gold drachmas to build an Olympic stadium in Athens, the resistance folded, and the King of Greece himself opened the first modern Olympic ...

From historic sites to experimental designs, BBC Bitesize takes a look at five striking buildings from Olympic history. The Panathenaic Stadium became the first modern Olympic venue in the world ...

The England Supporters Travel Club has called for witnesses to come forward after an investigation was launched into the treatment of away fans before Thursday night’s Nations League match in ...

Per tradition, the torch was lit on April 15 in Olympia, Greece, honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games, which date back to 776 BC. Once lit, 600 torchbearers carried the ...

This is the stadium at Olympia. It was built during the 4th century BC and it was the largest of its kind at the time. It could seat 50,000 spectators! The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago ...

Chaoyang Park, Beijing's largest park, was home to a temporary 12,200-seat stadium that held 17,000 tons of sand from Hainan ... beach volleyball was one of the sports that came through for the home ...

Only Real Madrid have won more Champions League titles than AC Milan, but Sergio Conceicao said that the club's history will ...