CLEVELAND, Ohio – A gold medal from the first modern Olympics, in 1896 in Athens, sold at auction, more than tripling its estimated value, according to Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen Arts ...

An Olympic medal described as a 'rare crown jewel' from the very first modern Games in Athens has sold for €120,000 at a keenly-watched auction in Denmark among collectors of sporting and cultural ...

While the first known Olympics were in southern Greece in 776 BCE, the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896 ...

A medal awarded at the first modern Olympic Games smashed auction estimates, selling for about four times its expected high price at a Danish auction house on Sunday.The silver medal from the 1896 ...

The word "Olympics" is rooted in ancient Greece. In Greek mythology, the gods would descend from Mount Olympus into the town ...

Emotional scenes unfolded at the Winter Olympics as Greek skier AJ Ginnis took to the slopes for the final run of his career.

Relive the closing ceremony with highlights, reactions and key moments you may have missed from the Winter Olympics finale.

A 2,700-year-old ancient Greek helmet of the Corinthian type discovered in ancient Olympia is now a national treasure of ...

The Milan Cortina Winter Games will close with a ceremony inside the ancient Verona Arena, bringing the spread-out Olympics together one last time.

The Closing Ceremony will conclude with the Olympic flames being extinguished at the unprecedented two cauldrons in Milan and Cortina, to be viewed via video link. A light show will substitute ...