The Olympic flag is raised during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. <br><strong>The music most Americans associate ...

All eyes will be on the Russian town of Sochi as the Winter Olympics is set to kick off on Feb. 7 with the games Opening Ceremony. In anticipation of this worldwide sporting event, it's always ...

The narrative that Home Depot ended a sponsorship for the Olympics was originally published by a satire website and the company is not an Olympic sponsor, according to a spokesperson. This article was ...

An Aug. 1 Facebook post (direc t link, archive link) shows an image from the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony on top of an image of the Olympic rings in front of the Eiffel Tower. "Paris now has ...

I raised the question last week if the Olympics were still special. The biggest threat to tainting the Olympic spirit is the accusations, confirmations and punishments for the use of performance ...

Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn rigged Olympic selections by setting up her own governing body, running the Olympic qualifiers, and installing her husband as a coach for the national breakdancing ...

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has fought in the boxing ring for years, but now she is facing jabs of another kind: those questioning her gender. Some people are wondering whether she should be competing ...

An Aug. 3 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows side-by-side pictures of Olympic boxers Angela Carini of Italy and Imane Khelif of Algeria. “Olympic Council disqualifies Imane Khelif for the ...

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