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Olympic games
August 07, 2020
Israeli team's massacre overshadows sports at 1972 Olympics
The 1972 Munich Olympics were marked by historic achievements and unprecedented controversy but will be forever defined by ...
August 06, 2020
London Marathon to feature only elite runners, unique route
The pandemic-delayed London Marathon will be staged on Oct. 4 using a different route than usual and with only elite runners ...
August 05, 2020
Mills wants activism to be remembered more than gold medal
A few years before Billy Mills won his gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the Native American was several floors up in ...
August 05, 2020
Russia on verge of firing outspoken anti-doping agency CEO
The World Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday it is “extremely concerned” about an effort to remove the outspoken chief ...
August 05, 2020
BOYCOTT GAMES: Could another Olympic reset be on tap?
By the time the boycott hit, Edwin Moses could envision the end of the Olympics as he knew them — or maybe the end of them ...
August 05, 2020
ISU downsizes Grand Prix Series to more localized events
The Grand Prix of Figure Skating series is being downsized to more localized events due to the coronavirus. The International ...
August 05, 2020
Wilma Rudolph turns in triple gold performance in Rome Games
Wilma Rudolph's biggest challenge turned out not to be double pneumonia, scarlet fever or polio. Time wound up being the only ...
August 05, 2020
AP WAS THERE: 1960 Rome Olympics
EDITOR’S NOTE — With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking ...
August 04, 2020
TV, big names make 1960 Rome Games 1st modern Olympics
Television - and gold medals - made a boxer named Cassius Clay and sprinter Wilma Rudolph household names. A glamorous ...
August 04, 2020
BOYCOTT GAMES: Wrestler finds peace despite road not taken
Long before the days when most facts were a click away on the internet, Lee Kemp kept the details of his wrestling success ...
August 04, 2020
Pipe by pipe, Notre Dame Cathedral organ gets 4-year cleanup
Pipe by precious pipe, the organ that once thundered through Notre Dame Cathedral is being taken apart after last year's ...
August 03, 2020
List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in ...
August 03, 2020
List 2/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic
CANOE-KAYAK African Olympic canoe slalom qualifier in Basel, Switzerland from March 14-15 canceled. Pan American canoe slalom ...
August 03, 2020
List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in Madrid from ...
August 02, 2020
1952 Helsinki: The Cold War comes to the Olympics
The United States and the Soviet Union formed an uneasy pact to help turn back Nazi Germany during World War II. Less than ...
August 02, 2020
AP WAS THERE: 1952 Helsinki Games
EDITORS — With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking ...
August 02, 2020
BOYCOTT GAMES: Fields harbors no anger despite missing '80
In the grand scheme of things, Benn Fields knows he's lucky. His career as an elite high jumper has taken him around the ...
August 01, 2020
Hungary's one-armed shooter wins 1948 Olympic gold
The grenade exploded while Károly Takács was holding it. His right hand and half of his forearm were lost to the faulty ...
August 01, 2020
Fanny Blankers-Koen shattered myths at 1948 Olympics
The biggest star of the 1948 Olympics was a 30-year-old mother of two who survived Nazi occupation and was thought to have ...
August 01, 2020
AP WAS THERE: 1948 London Olympics
EDITORS — With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking ...
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