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 ...

Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter the stadium by walking under this archway. The ancient games were also a religious festival, held in honour of Zeus, the king of the gods.

Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter the stadium by walking under this archway. The ancient games were also a religious festival, held in honour of Zeus, the king of the gods.

ANCIENT OLYMPIA (Greece), September 29 (Itar-Tass) -The ceremony of lighting the flame of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi started in Ancient Olympia in the west of the Greek Peloponnese ...

at least 40,000 spectators would have packed the stadium each day, with many more selling their wares outside. The Ancient Olympic Games were full of intriguing facts that highlight the unique ...

Accompanied by several other priestesses and dancers, all dressed in traditional garbs, the Olympic torch was lit and carried to the ancient stadium, where the first recorded Olympic games took place.

Dutch architect Jan Wils was the man who revived the idea of the flame, which harks back to the sacred fire that burned during the ancient Olympic games in Athens. Wils designed the stadium for the ...

Per tradition, the torch was lit on April 15 in Olympia, Greece, honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games, which date back to 776 BC. Once lit, 600 torchbearers carried the ...

The Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be ignited in Ancient Olympia ... 2024 Organizing Committee at the Panathinaikó Stadium on Friday, April 26 at 5:30 p.m. After delivery ...

“The foundation for the ancient Olympic Games to take place in peace ... After the Flame handover tomorrow in Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, it will be flown to Beijing, where it will go on ...

LA28, the city's Olympic organizing committee, announced Tuesday that historic Dodger Stadium – home of the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers – will host the tournament when ...