The two-time NBA MVP has performed strong throughout the tournament just to get Greece to this point. The European nation has now made the quarterfinals in four of its five Olympic appearances ...

The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in south west Greece. Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take part. Image caption ...

In seeking to host the Summer Olympics, Brazil promised “green games for a blue planet.” It pledged to clean up waterways around future Olympic sites, including a lagoon in front of the ...

Where did the Olympics build its roots? What are the origins of event? Here's a look at the history of the Games, from ancient Greece to the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. What is the origin of the ...

Now, if they're lucky, they can still take home Tokyo bronze. Perhaps the water polo tides are turning? At these Olympics, Greece topped Group A in preliminary play with four wins and one draw. In the ...

The semifinals are Thursday with the final Saturday. Greece qualified for the Olympics for the first time since 2008. Antetokounmpo finished the four games averaging 28.2 points and shooting 68% ...

When University of Minnesota history professor Dr. Andrew Gallia watches the Olympics these days, he notices some striking ...

ATHENS, Greece — Officials in Ancient Olympia are protesting the decision to hold the next International Olympic Committee session in a neighboring region of southern Greece, rather than at the ...

As it stands, Greece won't make the knockout round of the 2024 Paris Olympics, sending Antetokounmpo and co. home early. The top two teams in each group qualify for the knockout round along with ...

Swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics will take place inside Paris La Defense Arena, the largest indoor events venue in Europe. Located just to the northwest of Paris in Nanterre, the domed stadium ...

An Olympic track and field champion and head of World Athletics, Coe also led the organisation for the 2012 London Olympics. A former Conservative Member of Parliament, Coe is also involved in ...