As soft droplets of spring rain grace ancient Olympia, a serene tranquility envelops the storied site of the Olympic Games. On March 18, the raising of the Olympic flag alongside the playing of the ...
The idea for the Olympic flame has its roots in ancient Greece, where a sacred fire was kept burning throughout the Ancient Olympics in deference to "the gods." A symbolic fire was introduced in 1928 ...
He Pierre presented the rings in an article which appeared in the Olympic magazine entitled “The 1914 Symbol and Flag ... as ...
Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site two days before the contest Thursday ...