The Olympic Games have long been a platform for exceptional human achievements, a showcase of athleticism, perseverance, and the relentless pursuit of excellence.

Carl Albert High School's swim teams made history by sweeping both the boys' and girls' Class 5A state championships.

In the 1936 Berlin Olympics, 18-year-old Francina Elsje Koen (pronounced COON) finished fifth in the women’s 4x100-meter ...

Recapping the most essential highlights from Olympic handball history, from the event's origin and timeline to all the most iconic moments & athletes, a comprehensive list of year-by-year results and ...

As the Paris Games approach, so does the Olympic torch. Per tradition, the torch was lit on April 15 in Olympia, Greece, honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic ...

The Olympics date back to 776 B.C.E., when athletes first started gathering in Olympia, Greece, for a festival honoring Zeus. But the modern Olympics as we know them today are a relatively recent ...

This week’s Opinion Column argues that the International Olympic Committee could have licensed its 1936 Berlin Olympics poster in an alternative medium to recognise and reframe its historical context.

Nazi Germany turned the 1936 Berlin Olympics into a carefully managed display of strength, unity, and modernity for a global audience. This episode explores how sport, politics, and propaganda ...

A first-place Olympic medal from the first modern Olympics was sold at auction for DKK 1,152,000 ($178,510), three times its high estimate, by the Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers ...

Lake Placid's Tate Frantz, a member of the U.S. Olympic Ski Jumping Team, had an entourage of 10 family members cheering him ...

Author Neville Fay once wrote, "Trees have a tendency toward immortality." That may be especially true for a 90-year-old oak in Fayette County, a tree whose rings trace back to the five rings of the ...

The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday with a closing ceremony inside Verona Arena, an ancient Roman amphitheater that sits roughly mid-distance between the far-flung mountain, valley and city venues ...