The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.

Spirit of fair play The Olympic Charter, established by de Coubertin, states that 'The practice of sport is a human right'.

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.

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running ... And this is the stadium where it all happens. Now these guys are just training so they’re allowed ...

From the ancient stadium in Olympia, a relay of torchbearers will carry the flame along a 5,000-kilometer (3,100-mile) route through Greece, including several islands, until the handover to Paris ...

The first recorded victor at the Olympics ... ancient games each time they were held, although some modern scholars think the number could have been as high as 50,000 in some years. The Greek ...

After a week traveling throughout Greece, the handover ceremony will take place in the Athens Panathenaic Stadium on April 27. Written and reported by Karen Rosenin Ancient Olympia. For general ...

Vrasidas Karalis, professor of modern Greek at the University of Sydney, grew up in Olympia, where he used to play with friends among the ancient stadium ruins. "For the ancient Greeks ...

A very different kind of Olympics is underway in Rio de Janeiro to honour the original games in Ancient Greece - where all the competitors are naked. The sporty naturists wear just a suntan as ...

Normally, several thousand people from many countries gather on the earthen banks of Olympia's ancient stadium to watch the ceremony. Stressing their commitment to gender equality, Greek relay ...