Sorry Cheryl. Only men were allowed to compete in the Ancient Olympic Games. Women had their own games called Heraia. Victors at the Olympics and the Heraia won the same prize: an olive branch ...

It’s true that in the Ancient Olympics athletes competed for honour ... meaning “contest”, and “athlon”, meaning “prize.” Not only did Greek athletes win trophies and wealth but ...

Here are the winners of the six Nobel Prizes awarded this year. By Derrick Bryson Taylor Every October, committees in Sweden and Norway name laureates in a variety of prizes related to science ...

While athletes did not receive monetary prizes at Olympia ... those races didn’t disqualify athletes from the ancient Games. In any case, Olympic fame was often rewarded by city-states who ...

Nominations for individuals or organisations who have contributed to the development of sport have been open since last week.

Here's a list of 70+ trivia questions and answers to whip out for your next trivia night with your friends or just for your ...

The athletics events run between 1-11 August at this summer's Olympics World Athletics' decision to award prize money at the Paris Olympics goes against the Olympic spirit, says the head of ...

Athletes who qualify for post travel funding will receive their travel allocation via ACH (direct deposit) after Olympic Trials prize money payments are made. Athletes with remaining collegiate ...

The name Azerbaijan comes from the Persian "azer", or "sacred fire", from the temples of the ancient religion of ...

First-place male and female runners in the "Open Division," which comprises professional and invited athletes only, will take home $100,000 in prize money, according to New York Road Runners ...

PARIS - The International Boxing Association (IBA) on Wednesday accused the International Olympic Committee of doing too little to reward boxers, and demanded prize money for them. In an open ...

Cancel anytime. Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists in Paris.