The 2024 Olympics in Paris will feature thousands of athletes representing a wide variety of countries from across the globe. Some of those countries are perennial medal winners, with their flags ...

Federation established in Athens and organizers say Olympic committees across 5 continents support bid to secure recognition ...

The Tokyo Olympics will feature thousands of athletes representing a wide variety of countries from across the globe. Some of those countries are perennial medal winners, with their flags constantly ...

Gymnast Carlos E. Yulo will receive cash, a furnished apartment and free food after winning gold in gymnastics for the Philippines. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images Some sports bodies have ...

Pope Francis on Sunday voiced his hope that the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games will provide an opportunity for countries at war to respect an ancient Greek tradition and establish a truce for the ...

In the Olympics, size really does matter. Big countries — those with the most people and the most robust economies — tend to dominate the Games. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t places where smaller ...

Every two years, people from around the globe tune in to the Olympic opening ceremony to celebrate the official start of the Games. National pride is on full display during the Parade of Nations as ...

Brett Knight is an assistant managing editor covering sports business. For the second Winter Olympics in a row, Norway won the most medals of any nation competing, piling up 37 over the last two weeks ...

Pope Francis on Sunday voiced his hope that the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games will provide an opportunity for countries at war to respect an ancient Greek tradition and establish a truce for the ...

Thirty-seven refugees are competing in Paris as the Refugee Olympic Team. NPR's Juana Summers talks with kayaker Saman Soltani, who fled Iran, and judoka Muna Dahouk, who left Syria during the war.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday voiced his hope that the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games will provide an opportunity for countries at war to respect an ancient Greek tradition and ...

The International Olympic Committee and the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations have called for the cancellation of the World Friendship Games, which Russia wants to host in Moscow ...