As the 2026 Winter Olympics command global attention in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, a quieter but historically charged moment is unfolding a few nations to the north. Denmark’s Bruun Rasmussen is ...

Olympic pin trading has evolved from 1896 identification cards into a global collecting phenomenon connecting people at the 2026 Winter Games.

Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo Italy are hosts for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Check out which cities have previously hosted ...

Davidson College Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Allison Smith examines the "distant echoes" of the original Olympic Games and how they compare to the modern global competition. The ...

The Olympic anthem, first performed at the 1896 Athens Games, was featured at the 2026 Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony. Here’s the history behind the song. (AP photo) ...

Years later, it was said that the whole idea started as a joke. It was January 1896, and at the Boston Athletic Association’s annual indoor track meet at Mechanic’s Hall, Arthur Blake—a 23-year-old ...

A medal awarded to athletes at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 is set to go under the hammer at a Danish auction house, with online bidding on the silver award on March 1.