The first Olympic Games took place more than a century ago in Athens, Greece, with 43 events, 241 athletes and 14 teams, from April 6-15, 1896, according to the Olympics. Photos from the first Summer ...

Evangelos Marinakis is set to play a central role in the renovation of the Panathenaic Stadium after the Hellenic Olympic Committee agreed a strategic partnership with Capital Maritime & Trading Corp.

ATHENS, GreeceATHENS, Greece — The Paris Oympics flame was formally handed to French organizers on Friday in the all-marble stadium where the first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896. Greek ...

Filipino pole vault star EJ Obiena records a season-best jump of 5.81 meters at the Fly Athens Street Pole Vault competition ...

MANILA, Philippines—EJ Obiena still found a reason to celebrate despite missing out on a medal in the Fly Athens Street Pole ...

GAME ON: Let the fashion Olympics begin. Dior will unveil its cruise collection designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri on June 17 at 9 p.m. CET at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece, which hosted the ...

The Panathenaic Stadium held the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, and it was built on the site of a former stadium used for the Panathenaic games that dates back to 566 B.C. The unique marble ...

Filipino star EJ Obiena posted his best performance of the season, finishing fourth in the Fly Athens Street Pole Vault late ...

Which is pretty damn amazing, seeing as local schoolkids still use it for gym class. You can read about the Panathenaic Stadium, which hosted the 1st Olympic Games of the modern era in 1896, here – ...