The Paris 1924 Olympic Games were notable for several significant firsts, introducing the flag protocol at the Closing Ceremony and the creating the first Olympic Village. The Closing Ceremony of the ...

In the centre of a white background, five rings interlaced: blue, yellow, black, green and red. The Olympic flag was created for the Olympic Jubilee Congress in 1914 in Paris in celebration of the ...

The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority announced a line-up of events celebrating the 45th anniversary of ...

Success breeds success, and the growth of flag football has seen the sport secure a place at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. “When would anyone think that a sport like flag football ...

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, ...

(AP Photo, File) Passersby examine the new Olympic billboard reading, “Sport Serves Peace,” erected after the United States announced it was boycotting the games in Moscow on April 23, 1980. (AP Photo ...

Michael Phelps, chosen as the flag bearer for Team USA at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, was a swimming icon. With an unprecedented 23 Olympic gold medals and numerous world records ...

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 ...

Decision to print flag on Kirill Gotovtsev’s shirt stands in contrast to widespread rejection of Russia from global sport ...

Russian athletes had to compete under the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) flag due to a two-year ban imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency for state-sponsored doping. Russian forces invaded ...