On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games were reborn in Athens, 1,500 years after Roman Emperor Theodosius I banned them in 393 A.D. to curb pagan traditions. At the opening ceremony, King Georgios I of ...

In ancient Sparta, the Agoge prepared boys for a lifetime of military service with harsh training that emphasised strength ...

The Olympic dream for New Zealand boxers, has returned to be the ultimate goal, after seemingly being taken away due to continued corruption in the sport. Boxing dates back to the original Olympic ...

This in turn comes from the Ancient Greek word, “drakon” which was ... nor does the spear or the dart or the javelin. Iron treats it like straw and bronze like rotten wood.” ...

Also on one wall: A Kurdish tapestry he bought in Turkey in 1982 while on a scientific mission to find documents and artifacts of the Nestorians, an ancient ... threw a javelin, which got less ...

Orihuela’s Councillor for Sports, Víctor Sigüenza, announced the upcoming 16th Classical Olympics of the Vega Baja and Baix ...

Long jump, javelin, discus Athletes used stone or lead weights ... it is easy to see why the ancient games enthralled the greeks for so long. Here, we give you the essential lowdown, highlight our ...

Chopra clinched the yellow metal in javelin throw while shuttler PV Sindhu won a bronze ... The first Olympic Games was held from April 6 to 15, 1986 at the ancient city of Greece. 241 athletes from ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...