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The Olympics have a rich history. Check out more information on their prolific past, promising present, future forecast, and ...

The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?

Take a look at the history of ancient and modern Olympic games including the locations, winners list, medal tally and results ...

A view of the ancient ruins of the Stadium at Olympia with its centerpiece 210-yard track. Roger Wood/Corbis In the hills above Olympia, I awoke before dawn, feeling bleary-eyed from the Greek wine ...

The Olympic Games are a spectacle of human achievement, but the stories behind the symbols, schedules, and flames are just as ...