Pierre de Coubertin was a co-founder of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Athens hosted the first ever Olympic Games in 1896. The action-packed fortnight at the Rio Olympics finally ended on ...

French nobleman Baron Pierre de Coubertin was such a driving force in the revival of the modern Olympics that it is tempting to consider how he would have reacted to the inclusion of the new sports ...

Artworks created by one of China's most celebrated contemporary artists, Yuan Xikun, were showcased in Paris during the recent Summer Games, which ended Sunday. Among the pieces exhibited was a ...

Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, always envisioned the Games as much more than the sum of their parts. “Olympism,” as he coined it, was a new type of religion – one shorn of gods, ...

Baron Pierre de Coubertin, often referred to as the "Father of Olympism", entered the Musée Grevin last Tuesday, just a few weeks before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Sculpted ...

EXCLUSIVE: With just over two months to go before the kick-off of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris this July, South Africa’s Distant Horizon will be touching down in Cannes with two ...

The original Olympic Games manifesto, written in 1892 by French aristocrat, educator and athletics advocate Pierre de Coubertin which outlines his vision for reviving the ancient Olympic Games as a ...

World still benefiting from vision of modern Olympic Games’ founder By Jacques Rogge Like many people, I consider New Year’s Day to be an opportune time to reflect on the past while looking to the ...

University of Toronto provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Toronto provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. The International Modern Pentathlon ...

On November 25, 1892, Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, learned the hard way that it really is the taking part that counts. The day had been meticulously planned. After years of ...

Ramps, elevators, passageways and changing rooms… The future Olympic training center has been renovated to allow for improved disabled access. At Porte de Saint-Cloud (16th arrondissement), the Pierre ...

(The Conversation) — Pierre de Coubertin hoped to channel the best of the ancient ceremonies into a new tradition that could foster both national pride and international harmony. (The Conversation) — ...