Here are some of the highlights of the 1896 Olympics in Athens ... the hosts were reeling from their losses in track and field, including an especially galling victory by American investment ...

The Early Exclusion of Women from the Olympics When the modern Olympic Games were revived in 1896 by Pierre de Coubertin ...

Rowing made its Olympic debut at the 1900 Paris Games. The sport was actually on the program at the 1896 Olympics in Athens but was canceled due to bad weather. Until 1976, there was only a men's ...