The Associated Press is looking back at the history of Summer Games. Here are some of the highlights of the 1896 Olympics in Athens, when Spyridon Louis won the race that would come to be known as ...

Pressed by Coubertin, the IOC soon decided to aim for 1896, with Athens as the site ... King of Greece himself opened the first modern Olympic Games on April 6, 1896 (March 24 on the Greek ...

all in time for the 1896 Olympics – the first Games of modern history. The Panathenaic Stadium, which remains the finishing point for the annual Athens Marathon, is particularly impressive ...

History and Stars of the World’s Greatest Sporting Event from Athens 1896 to Paris 2024 is a fresh compilation of the Games and its biggest stars ...

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 ...

From Athens, the torch boarded the “Belem,” a three-masted ship that dates back to 1896, the year of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens. The Belem transported the torch across the Mediterranean ...

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 ...

The Olympic Games' opening ceremonies are a chance ... The very first Olympics of the modern era took place in Athens in 1896. By modern standards, the opening ceremony was a modest affair and ...

History and Stars of the World’s Greatest Sporting Event from Athens 1896 to Paris 2024 is a fresh compilation of the Games and its biggest stars New Delhi: The modern Summer Olympics keeps on ...