To compete in the 1900 Olympics, athletes only had to pay an entry fee and send the number of their license, which was established by the national federation where they regularly competed.

As excitement builds around the 2024 Paris Olympics, we’re talking a look back in time, 100 years ago to the 1924 Olympics, which were also held in Paris.

EDITORS — With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking back at the history of Summer Games. Here are some of the highlights of the ...

Over a century after making its Olympic debut in Paris, water polo is returning to France for the 2024 Summer Games. The sport was first played at the 1900 Olympics in the French capital.

2) The 1900 Olympics poster. 3) 1924 Olympics Official Report/ Wikimedia Commons Beijing The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing made the news for a number of reasons beyond the actual competition.

A rare 22 karat gold medal from the Paris 1900 Olympic Games - which was won in automobile racing - is currently featuring in an auction of memorabilia by SCP Auctions.

Just as they lost in the 1900 Olympics (they took silver to Britain's gold), France lost the 2012 Olympic commemoration game - a T20 encounter - by 35 runs on Saturday to a strong MCC team ...

Paris hosted the first female athletes at the 1900 Olympics — in the second modern Games — with 22 of the 997 athletes in competition, or 2.2% of the total.

The 6-foot-3 Ewry took the international sports world by storm at the 1900 Olympics in Paris. He won golds in the standing high jump, the standing long jump and the standing triple jump.

According to the IOC, new research has concluded that although Hildebrand was a British citizen, he was born and raised in France and competed for a French club before and after the 1900 Olympic games ...