Nike was the Greek goddess of victory and an attendant of Zeus. While not among the 12 Olympian gods, she is described as a ...

For centuries, when families across China gathered for Lunar New Year’s Eve, they would while away the hours playing huluwen, an ancient board game that, depending on the theme, would evoke images of ...

The Tower of Babel has a surprising parallel in Greek mythology—Otus and Ephialtes’ daring attempt to reach Olympus.

From hopping between islands on a local-run cruise to scaling Mount Olympus ... modern Olympics might be based on the principles of excellence, respect and friendship, but the ancient games ...

The original five Percy Jackson books were released quickly in the mid to late noughties, introducing readers to series protagonists Percy, Annabeth, and Grover, and the gods of Olympus.

Every day, Kelsey spends quiet time journaling both short- and long-term goals. “For the Olympics, game by game, I had a vision for what I wanted—even practice by practice,” she says.

The ancient game of kho kho is enjoying a resurgence in India, with organisers of the first international tournament hoping their efforts will secure the sport's place in the Olympics. Kho kho ...

That seems cruelly ironic after Los Angeles organizers sold the Games as a no-build event.None of the Olympic venues has been damaged by the still-burning fires that tore through Pacific Palisades ...

Many athletes are even joking that their 2024 medals look like relics from the 1924 Paris Olympics - the last time the French capital hosted the Games. According to French investigative outlet ...

Since the 2024 Olympic Games last August, some Olympians who took home bronze, silver, and gold have taken to social media to complain that their medals are already showing signs of wear and tear.

This tiny country has more or less dominated the Winter Olympics since the first winter games in Chamonix, France in 1924. How do they do It? "It's a good question," said Birk Ruud, a member of ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended the IBA - which ran the Olympic Games' boxing programme - in 2019 because of concerns over its finances, governance, ethics, refereeing and judging.