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 ...

Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take part. Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter the stadium by walking under this archway.

Once lit, 600 torchbearers carried the flame through 41 Greek towns to the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. From Athens, the torch boarded the “Belem,” a three-masted ship that dates back to 1896, the ...

Welcome to Olympia, the site of the original Olympic ... Greece. Meaning all wars or disputes must be paused so that athletes and spectators can travel safely to and from Olympia. And this is the ...

"The Greek city of Olympia can get incredibly ... Beyond the famed Olympic ruins, which include the stadium where the first Olympic Games were held, tourists can also visit the Archaeological ...

Greece vs Scotland LIVEScotland face a fight to keep hold of their League A status as they face Greece over a two-legged play ...

The ceremony at the site of the stadium where the Olympics ... Stefanos Ntouskos, a Greek Olympic gold medal-winning rower, was the first runner to carry the torch on its journey to France.