Olympic Games

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Kobe Bryant was “an outstanding and true Olympic champion,” IOC President Thomas Bach said Monday. The basketball great, who was killed in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles on Sunday, helped the United States win Olympic gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games and the 2012 London Games. Bryant also worked […]

More than a half-century later, Tommie Smith and John Carlos are cemented into Olympic lore — their names enshrined in the Olympic Hall of Fame in the United States, their portrait an indelible fixture on the universal sports landscape. As for that raised-fist salute that transformed them into Olympic icons, while also symbolizing the power […]

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, has produced a series of world-class athletes competing in the Summer Olympics over the years. However, the country can boast just one winner of an Olympic gold individual medal with policewoman Chioma Ajunwa responsible for the historic moment. Born on Christmas Day, 1970, Ajunwa was raised poor in a small […]

The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio are quickly approaching, and the racial diversity of the Games has improved greatly over the years. Just over 90 years ago, DeHart Hubbard made a significant dent in history by becoming the first Black person to win individual Olympic gold at the Summer Games. Born William DeHart Hubbard on […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stevie Wonder, Cody Simpson and Avril Lavigne are some of the stars who will perform during next month’s opening ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games, organizers announced Thursday. The July 25 ceremony will also feature appearances by actress Eva Longoria, comedian Jimmy Kimmel and athletes Yao Ming and Michael Phelps […]

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — NBC secured the U.S. broadcast rights to the Olympics through 2032 on Wednesday in a record six-games deal worth $7.75 billion. NBC already holds the rights through the 2020 Olympics in a four-games deal signed in 2011 for $4.38 billion. The latest deal was announced Wednesday after secret negotiations between the […]