the first Marathon winner of the modern Olympics. Spyros Louis (12 January 1873 – 26 March 1940), was a Greek water-carrier ...

The silver medal was made for the first modern Olympic Games, which were held in Athens in the summer of 1896. At the time, winners in each sport were awarded silver medals instead of the shiny ...

Greek runners Charalampos Pitsolis and Stamatia Noula won the 39th “Athens Marathon, the Authentic” (AMA), which took place ...

There were no women athletes at the first modern Olympic Games, in 1896, because its founder, Pierre de Coubertin, thought women were "not cut out to sustain certain shocks". More than 100 years ...

When was running invented? Runing is an instinctive movement that evolved as a survival skill for early humans. Read on to ...

Here is the path from amateurism to professionalism at the Olympic Games. 1896 – First modern Olympic Games held in Athens. Winners did not receive gold medals but were awarded a silver medal ...

Swimming has been part of the Olympic Summer Games program since 1896. Alongside athletics, it is one of the sports with the ...

John Helmick, the treasurer of the governing body of modern pentathlon, is facing a disciplinary investigation for "alleged credentials irregularities" and has left the Olympic Games in Paris.

Competition, at any level, provides an excellent opportunity to see how well one does. Since competing in the first modern ...

The country of Mexico has had a long history with the modern Olympic Games beginning with Olympiad II in Paris in 1900.

UTEP men’s basketball found themselves in a bad situation early on against Utah Valley, Miners trailing 15-0 five minutes ...

In its 92nd homecoming game UTEP tops Kennesaw St. in double overtime, 43-35. Miners move to 2-8 on the season. Skyler Locklear returned as its starter for the first ...