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 ...

The first competition in the first modern Olympics in 1896 was the 100-meter dash, with American Thomas Burke winning gold in a time of 12 seconds. More than a century later, the 100 meters ...

Fencing: Ranking Round: The first day of competition only ... Modern pentathlon was created by the founder of the modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin as an homage to the duties required of a ...

Although much has changed since the first modern-day Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896, one thing that has remained constant is an athlete’s pursuit for the medals table in the name of ...

The sport of modern pentathlon was dominated by Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics. In the women’s event, Kate French reigned supreme, securing Great Britain’s first modern pentathlon Olympic medal ...

For the 2024 Paris Olympics, the modern pentathlon is getting ... Competitors accumulate points over the first three events to determine handicaps for the laser run. The competitor with the ...

Cycling at the Olympic Games has evolved over time, with the modern programme offering two sets of coveted Olympic medals in road cycling, six in track cycling and one in mountain bike cross ...

the Games. The first official modern Olympic Games dates back to 1870, but it was another 30 years before the first woman would compete in the 1900 Games in Paris. Yet only 22 female competitors ...

Elgendy’s gold was an Olympic first for an African athlete in Modern Pentathlon and followed on from the silver he took in Tokyo three years ago, which was the first medal for Egypt in the sport.