Davidson College Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Allison Smith examines the "distant echoes" of the original Olympic Games and how they compare to the modern global competition. The ...

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With the Paris Olympics well underway, the nations of the world can once again witness its greatest athletes compete for gold medals and global recognition. The first Olympic games in modern times ...

ATHENS, Aug 7 (Reuters) - It was billed as a chance to transform Greece's image abroad and boost growth but 10 years after the country hosted the world's greatest sporting extravaganza there is little ...