There are tried-and-true favourite sports at the Olympic Games like running, biking and gymnastics. Every year the Olympic Games add another brand new sport or two into the mix. Keep an eye out ...

Breaking is far from the first unconventional sport to be allowed into the Olympic Games. Here’s a look at some of the stranger Olympics sports in modern history: For most of us, tug of war is ...

Yes, pistol dueling was an Olympic sport. No, they didn’t use real bullets — they were made of wax. Pistol duels debuted in the 1908 London Olympics, and great precautions were taken.

It’s strange to think that the only time cricket was played in the Olympics was in a country not really known today for its love of the sport. At the second-ever modern Olympiad, held in Paris ...

Ancient Olympics - Yep ... 1984 - Sounds a little weird when you think about it, but when this sport made its debut at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, they tried to claim that the synchronization ...

Though unrelated to the English Heritage team, Richardson also believes the sport should be brought to the Olympics. "It’s very physically demanding," Richardson explained. "There are a lot of ...

A rare gold medal from the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis is being auctioned off as part of a larger collection of memorabilia ...