Pierre de Coubertin

It took countless events and many years for the Olympic officials to decide to honor the birthplace of the Games, Greece.

Certainly influenced by the message of fair play, noble competition and the unique honor of participation that the Olympic Games convey, I am reminded of the famous - now largely forgotten - three-word Olympic motto introduced by Baron Pierre de Coubertin upon the creation of the International Olympic Committee: "Citius, Altius, Fortius." It is conventionally translated as "Faster, Higher, Stro

French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated the 33rd Olympic Games in Paris, with the Olympic flame being ignited at the end of an extensive relay by athlete Marie-José Perec and judoka Teddy Riner, who then lifted the flame into the sky with a balloon.

Ever wondered why French is spoken during medal announcements at the Olympic Games? The truth is that while the ancient Olympics originated in Greece, its modern incarnation is very much a French affair.

June 16, 1894, Baron Pierre de Coubertin organized a World Athletic Congress at Sorbonne University with the primary goal of reviving the Olympic Games

As Friday's opening ceremony for the XXXII Olympic Games in Tokyo looms, Balkan athletes are bracing for the quest to bring home glory with medals round their neck.

The Olympic Games in Tokyo starting this Friday were scheduled to be held in 2020 but had to be postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pierre de Coubertin's enlightened vision for the modern Olympic Games will be going under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York in December, Agence-France Presse has reported.