Tug of war was last featured in the 1920 Antwerp Games, with the UK team — made up of City of London police — claiming gold. Shooting has been a part of the modern Olympics since its inception.

During the 1920 Olympics, race walker Joseph Pearman earned the silver medal in the men's 10 km race walk and Larry Young ...

The sport was discontinued after the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp after a series of controversies – in 1908, the American team complained that the British, represented by Liverpool Police ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I have had a lifelong love of both history and the Olympics. In 2024 Breakdancing or “Breaking” debuted as an Olympic event. Will it be ...

Archery has been at the Games 15 times, debuting at the 1900 Paris Olympics. Olympic archery continued at the 1904, 1908 and 1920 Games before taking a 52-year pause and being brought back at the 1972 ...

With her 12 medals, she is considered one of the best females in her sport. Nurmi attended the 1920 Olympics to participate in athletics — better known as running, throwing, and jumping.

Percy Hodge won the gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp. The Golding family were contacted by England Athletics and wanted to donate the trophy awarded to Percy ...

Robert Hradil / Getty Images The Olympics represents one of the world's largest sporting events and becoming a host can leave the country with a lasting legacy. But, the economic impact of ...

The French capital is abuzz as Paris prepares to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. With the opening ceremony just three months away, France is preparing to welcome the world for its sixth-ever ...

PARIS (AP) — Nearly 20,000 people were forcibly displaced in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics from tent camps or shelters in ...

Kazan, Russia, which has hosted a World Cup and World Swimming Championship in the past, will host the Special Olympics World Winter Games in 2022. How WWE superstar Becky Lynch found a way to top ...