Dr Judith Swaddling is an Assistant Keeper in the Greek and Roman Department at the British Museum. She is author of The Ancient Olympic Games, a guide to both the games and the site of ancient ...

It is perhaps the one and only constant in all the games - five colored rings of equal dimensions, interlaced on top of a ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running ... Show pupils an image of the Olympic rings. Do they recognise them? Do they know what the rings represent?

Boxing in ancient Greece originated as a very tough sport, much harder than professional boxing as we know it today.

Long live the Greek People!” receiving an enraptured applause inside the ancient stadium ... Hellenic Olympic Committee president Spyros Capralos tells Around the Rings.

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site on Tuesday, two days before the contest to elect a new leader. Rain at ...