As the 2026 Winter Olympics command global attention in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, a quieter but historically charged moment is unfolding a few nations to the north. Denmark’s Bruun Rasmussen is ...
Davidson College Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Allison Smith examines the "distant echoes" of the original Olympic Games and how they compare to the modern global competition. The ...
An ultra-rare winners’ medal from the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 is set to be sold at auction in Denmark ...
A silver medal from the 1896 first modern Olympic Games, held in Athens, is set to make history in the auction room.
These strange Olympic facts are pure gold. But you can read on to find out how much pure gold is actually in a gold medal.