The 16-person U.S. team has several Olympic veterans led by 35-year-old Vincent Hancock, who is aiming for his fourth ...

It's a tradition like no other: Welcome to the Olympic Games. Every four years, more than 10,000 of the world's greatest athletes — such as the United States' Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles ...

What the Olympics Can Teach Us About Excellence Aug. 9, 2024 Katie Ledecky of the United States, left, and Ariarne Titmus of Australia, who came in second to her, after the 800-meter freestyle ...

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.

The origin and meaning of the Olympic rings. The modern Olympic Games were first held in Athens in 1896. However, the current ...

The so-called glamour events — gymnastics, swimming, track and field — are mostly over. We’ve already seen most of the athletes who are identifiable by one name: Biles, Ledecky, Lyles, Marchand.

Olympians make the Olympics, and Paris 2024 was no exception. The Paris Games featured athletes who brought exquisite skill and joy to the competition, but they also brought their politics.

The 2024 Paris Olympics are finally here, and with this year's Games comes a couple of new events. There is kayak cross, a canoe slalom event debuting for the first time. There will be a men's ...

The IOC Refugee Team at the 2024 Paris Olympics has more than 30 athletes hosted by 15 national Olympic committees competing in 12 sports and representing more than 100 million forcibly displaced ...

The on-again, off-again relationship between the Olympics and baseball is heading toward another reconciliation in 2028. That leads to the inevitable discussion of what the rosters could look like.

MARTÍNEZ: Meanwhile, locals are often forced to move to make way when the Olympic Games come to their city. Boykoff says the effects of those relocations can linger for years.

According to the official Olympics website, pin trading can be traced back to the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, in 1896.At the time, countries wore badges made of cardboard that ...