Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running. Jumping. Throwing. Wrestling. Boxing. Horse racing. We’ve got it all going on! Welcome to Olympia ...

This is the stadium at Olympia ... in south west Greece. Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take part. Image caption, The ancient Olympic ...

The torch for the 2024 Paris Olympics was lit in ancient Olympia ... ceremony was inspired by the traditions and values of ancient Greece. Actresses dressed as ancient priestesses entered the ...

Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, have won three medals in tennis at the Olympics, all of which came in 1896 at the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens.