By the conclusion of Rio 2016, 306 medals will have been awarded to athletes in 42 sports.
Many Olympians have said that their medals are deceptively heavy and...
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To prevent spectator boredom, all events need to evolve over time otherwise they die out.
The Olympics is the same. The sports have changed over the years...
The phrase “modern Olympics” is thrown around, but why are they modern? And what were the ancient Olympics?
They lasted only five days and featured the...
The common theme that drives all Olympians is the opportunity to stand on the podium with a medal around their neck.
This graphic shows every medal won by...
The Olympics in Rio are just weeks away. The athletes have been training hard and for some it marks their first Olympic Games, whilst for others it could be...
The modern Olympics have been celebrated for 120 years across the world. Each city that has hosted the Games has been required to have a stadium that befits...
London 2012 saw a record medal haul for Team GB and they’ll be looking to replicate and exceed that in Rio. In no particular order, we look at some of our...
It’s been 120 years since the Olympics were modernised and returned to the sporting world. In that time a lot has happened, some of which you may know, and...
It’s just weeks now until the opening ceremony takes place in Rio de Janeiro for the start of the Olympic Games and the whole world will be watching. World...
The Olympic Games were established on the basis that those competing were amateur athletes, not professionals. In the simplest terms, athletes who don’t earn...