Before the invention of strength coaches, spreadsheets, barbells, training apps, and AI, there was Milo of Croton, the ancient Greek athlete who became the original model for progressive overload. His ...
The team looked for an explanation as to why the myth involved a seventh bright star, visible to the naked eye. Running simulations, they found that 100,000 years ago, a seventh star – Pleione – would ...
Boxer Theagenes of Thasos was one of the towering sporting figures from the ancient Olympic Games who supposedly won 1,400 bouts.
An ancient Greek column head dating to the 4th century BC that has been returned from Germany was the subject of a repatriation ceremony ...
A German woman has returned an ancient artifact she stole over 50 years ago from Olympia. The limestone column capital was repatriated with the help of the University of Münster.
The first Athlos event was held in September 2024 at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island. Thirty-five of the world’s top women in track — including Marileidy Paulino and Gabby Thomas — competed, ...
Italy will submit a proposal for a worldwide ceasefire to the United Nations ahead of next year's Milano-Cortina winter Olympics, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.
Host nation Italy is going to really spread around the honors at the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympics with an unprecedented four flag bearers for the opening ceremonies.