Team dressage was added in 1928 to round out the six events that are competed today. Equestrian was part of the ancient Olympic Games and included events such as horseback racing and chariot racing, ...

Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter the stadium ... There were no gold, silver and bronze medals. Winners were given a wreath of leaves and a hero's welcome back home.

But where should I run in this corner of the rural Peloponnese? Where else, it occurred to me, but in the ancient Olympic Stadium? I arrived at the ruins—about 500 yards from the center of ...

Ancient Greeks came here only every four years, during the religious festival that featured the Olympic Games. The original Olympic Games were more than an athletic fest. Athletes, who were ...

The darling of the 1976 Olympics won five Olympic gold medals, all in individual events. She was only 14 when she became the ...