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 ...

A sand sculpture of Pierre de Coubertin, by Maaike Huizinga, in the 'Travemuende Olympic Stadium,' Luebeck (Germany), Tuesday, July 6, 2004. HERIBERT PROEPPER / AP The Chapelle de l'Epiphanie in the 7 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Born in the French capital on 1 January 1863, Pierre de Coubertin has gone down in history as the creator of the modern Olympic Games. Born into a noble family - his grandfather was the first Baron de ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 2024 Paris Olympics signal a homecoming for the modern Games, but you’d be forgiven for not realising. Set up in the 1890s, the Olympics have Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin to thank for their ...