The Olympic flag – one of the most recognisable symbols of the Olympic Games – was created for the Olympic Jubilee Congress in 1914 in Paris in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Olympic ...

Michael Phelps recently looked back with nostalgia on the 2004 Athens Olympics, especially the 200m men's freestyle event, where Ian Thorpe impressed. While Phelps collected eight medals at the ...

Flag football is a variant of American football (or gridiron) where the aim is to advance up the pitch via a series of offensive plays into the opposition’s defensive endzone. It is a no-contact sport ...

Joan Benoit Samuelson's victory in the marathon at the Los Angeles Games helped change the perception of women as athletes ...

The legend of international women's hockey has been honoured for her outstanding career in her hometown of Rosario, Argentina ...

At Lake Placid 1980, Boucher won his first Olympic medal, earning silver in the men’s 1,000m. But it was at Sarajevo 1984 that Boucher became a household name. He claimed gold in the men’s 1000m and ...

India sent a contingent of 73 athletes in 14 sports to Athens. The first Olympic Games in the new millennia were held in ... How many rings are featured on the Olympic flag? There are five rings on ...

That is why flying the flag at the Tokyo Olympics has caused an uproar demanding it is banned from the Games. Japan actually has two rising sun flags, one of them is the national emblem, ...

The film Rise, based on the life of Antetokounmpo and his family, was released in 2022. For his sporting achievements in his discipline, on July 10, 2024, the Greek Olympic Committee designated him as ...

Athens Academy was eliminated in the first round and East Jackson, Apalachee, Winder-Barrow and Cedar Shoals did not receive bids. Below are the coach-selected nominees for the flag football ...

Michael Phelps on Sunday called on the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee ... 2004 after Phelps won a gold medal in that year’s Athens Olympics. Once the games were over, Phelps ...