The lifestyle of elite professional sportsmen in Ancient Greece and Rome was comparable to that of a celebrity today.

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — History shows the ancient Mayan and Aztec civilizations created what is now considered the oldest ongoing sport in the world. It also happens to be a sport you may come across while ...

Ancient civilisations, in particular, engaged in a variety of intense, unusual, and sometimes terrifying sports. People back then loved competition and entertainment just as much as we do today. But ...

The word gymnastics is derived from the ancient Greek “gymnazein," meaning “to exercise naked.” The sport, now among the Olympics’ most beloved events, was born millennia ago, as young men trained for ...

The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As the world converges on Paris for the 33rd Olympiad, it’s a reminder of the ancient heritage of the Olympic movement. It starts with the term “Olympiad.” It was how the ...

Long before modern stadiums and safety rules, ancient civilizations played violent, bizarre, and downright insane sports. In this video, I dive into brutal gladiator fights, Aztec ball games with ...

Iran's "ancient sport" -- or "varzesh bastani" -- a traditional form of athletics that combines elements of Islam and ancient Persian beliefs, has long been a male-only domain. But not so much anymore ...

In Mongolia, Gen Zers are taking to an ancient tradition; the sport of archery, complicated by riding a horse running at 20mph. The country’s current horseback archery champion, 20-year-old Temuujin ...