ATHENS (AP) — The flame that will burn at the Paris Olympics has been formally handed ... Athens where the first modern Games were held in 1896. The flame will depart for the southern French ...

In one of the biggest upsets in Olympic cycling history, Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria won the women's road race Sunday afternoon in Japan to capture her nation's first Olympic medal since the inaugural ...

The Olympics. Athens to Athens 1896-2004 by (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2004) Born in July 1931, Stan's deep interest in the Olympics was initially kindled when he watched the Olympic Games ...