M rs Kirsty Leigh Coventry marked a new chapter in 131 years’ history of modern Olympics, when she was elected as the 10th ...

Volunteer applications exceeded 160.000. • The ATHENS 2004 Olympic Torch Relay is the first to travel the globe and return to the country that gave birth to the Games. • Τhe Olympic flame has traveled ...

American Kristen Santos-Griswold sat out Saturday’s races at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships to rest after colliding with another skater in a relay on Friday. Santos-Griswold ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Athletics. Followed categories will be added to My News. Alaila Everett claimed her strike was a freak accident and that her baton only struck rival runner ...

Fast, unpredictable and spectacular, short track speed skating is an incredible sport. It's even more true in a race where both women and men skate together for an event like no other: the short track ...

The day kicked off with the Special Olympics Torch Relay around Carl Madison Field in Pete Gindl Stadium. Tate senior Macy Jensen’s heartfelt rendition of the National Anthem set the tone for ...

All three of cycling's major disciplines are represented at the Olympics, making the Games a unique event from a cycling point of view: the only time that elite-level competition brings together the ...

108-year-old Shitsui Hakoishi from Japan is the world's oldest barber. She has been dedicated to her profession since she was 14, overcoming numerous challenges, including losing her husband and ...

The Spanish tennis player didn't know he was going to be a torch bearer at the Opening Ceremony until about 10 minutes before. Rafael Nadal holds the Olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony for ...

With one year to go until the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, new research from SWG commissioned by Coca-Cola Italy reveals that Italians see the Olympic Games as a powerful force for unity, ...

The recognition is for indoor competitions and comes after the world record and designated running order were confirmed in the rules. The decision was recently announced by World Athletics ...

Storm damage caused a washout along the Upper Hoh Road in Jefferson County, blocking access to Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest. Courtesy Jefferson County Public Works One of Washington ...