Here’s a look at other times in modern Summer Olympics history where war and political unrest played out as the world’s greatest athletes took center stage, and how it impacted the Games ...

The athletes knew that only five events separated them from immortal ... Only men, boys and unmarried girls were allowed to go to the Olympic Games. Married women were not allowed.

as well as other unconventional Olympic events like surfing and skateboarding. But there is a long history of unusual events being held at the Olympic Games of the past. Just ask a hot air balloon ...

While the first Olympic Winter Games were not officially contested until 1924, figure skating entered Olympic history in 1908 at the London Summer Games. Pairs, men’s, and ladies’ events were ...

1964 Innsbruck: Luge makes its Olympic debut. The inaugural competition comprises three events: men’s singles, women’s singles ... the only tie in Olympic luge history takes place when Italy’s Paul ...

Women compete in the Olympics — in golf, tennis, croquet and sailing — for the first time. AAU adds track and field events for women ... first time in Olympic history, the U.S. sends more ...

While the U.S. women have dominated soccer at the Olympics, the men's side does not have a strong history of performance at this tournament. The Sporting News takes you through what the United ...

Boxing is suddenly in the middle of a scandal at the Paris Olympics after a pair of fighters ... XY chromosomes from competing in women’s events. Most men are born with one X and one Y ...

Boxing is suddenly in the middle of a scandal at the Paris Olympics after a pair of fighters — Algeria’s Imane Khelif and ... The IBA said its rules prevent athletes with XY chromosomes from competing ...

With his gold medal finish on Monday at the Paris 2024 men’s skateboard street final, Yuto Horigome stamped his name in the history ... back to the Olympic qualifying events.