Some advice for staying healthy may sound familiar. But other recommendations – such as a fig-only diet for athletes – may raise eyebrows.

On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece : The International Olympic Committee ... While there is no clear front-runner, as was the case in 2013 when then-favourite Bach swept to victory, Coe, Samaranch and ...

Doctors in ancient Greece and Rome knew this too—in fact ... For example, the Olympic runner Chionis of Laconia apparently also had a strict diet of figs when he was training for his competitions.

Let's not forget that the original marathon runner, the ancient Greek soldier Pheidippides, is said to have dropped dead ...

Olympics-IOC Session Opens in Ancient Olympia as Presidential Election Looms ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters ... While there is no clear front-runner, as was the case in 2013 when then-favourite ...

Runners can choose between a full marathon, a half marathon, or a shorter 10-kilometre route, all weaving through Palma’s sun ...

Well-known for his Luddite slant, writer and essayist Kurt Vonnegut had plenty to say regarding Bill Gates' computer ...

FILE - Candidate to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sebastian Coe speaks during a press conference following a presentation before their fellow IOC members in Lausanne, ...

As quantum computers gain ascendancy, the cryptographic algorithms we use to keep data secure What will replace them?