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 ...

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 ...

No other country, past or present, can match the United States' record at the modern Olympic Games. With an astonishing 3085 medals since it debuted in Athens in 1896, Team USA accounts for 2,755 ...

The modern Olympic Games used to award medals for art. Alongside the curling, hurdling and general running around, events were also held for artistic pursuits like sculpture. And this wasn't even ...

(public domain) ATHENS, GREECE — The first modern Olympic Games included just nine sports. Winners didn’t receive three levels of medals like they do today, instead, winners received an olive ...

A medal from the first modern Olympic Games held in at the 1896 Athens is expected to sell for around $30,000 at an upcoming auction in September. Ben Jones, from Mullock’s Auctioneers ...

The modern Olympic Games have always been about trying new ... Baron de Coubertin. Medals were awarded for works of art inspired by sport, divided into five categories: architecture, literature ...

IOC drops shooting, weightlifting, and hockey from 2026 Youth Olympics roster, introduces engagement program for non-medal ...

VERSAILLES, France--Japan’s Taishu Sato won the silver medal in the men’s Modern ... to be replaced by obstacle courses at the next Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028. Elgendy, who said ...