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Allyson Felix just solidified her place in Olympics history: the 35-year-old is officially the most decorated woman in track, winning her 11th medal and seventh gold on Saturday, Aug. 7 at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Joan Ullyot was a physician and runner whose research and advocacy helped persuade the International Olympics Committee (IOC) to add a women’s marathon to the Summer Olympics.Until the mid- to late 20th century, conventional wisdom said that women should not run long distances or engage in vigorous activity. Some said they were simply unable to complete athletic feats like a marathon, while others held that the exercise would cause irreversible damage to their bodies.

Angela Bailey was a Canadian sprinter who won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics.Bailey was poised to go to her first Olympics in 1980, but after the U.S. boycotted the Summer Olympics in Moscow, she didn’t make it to the Olympics until 1984 in Los Angeles.

2 min read The New Zealand weightlifter did not make the podium, after failing to advance to the final, but Laurel Hubbard has made history by becoming the first openly transgender athlete to compete in an individual event at the Summer Olympics.

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Dominique Moceanu is showing her support for Simone Biles' decision to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics by reflecting on her own struggles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.The former gymnast was just 14 years old when she competed as part of the «Magnificent 7,» the iconic gymnastics group that won the first-ever team gold medal for the United States.

Caitlyn Jenner is looking back at her time competing in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.Netflix released its official trailer debut for on Wednesday, a five-part docuseries event that's planning to bring «fresh eyes to epic tales from the wide world of sports.» Each film will dive deep into what happened beyond the headlines during events like the Olympics and the NBA Playoffs, as told by those who lived it.Jenner, who came out as transgender in 2015, is one of many former athletes featured

Simone Biles will not defend her all-around Olympic gold medal. A day after the superstar gymnast left the team final at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo to focus on mental health, she also has withdrawn from the individual all-around competition.

Simone Biles has made another big decision with her future in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

2021 Summer Olympics are here, and the competition will look a little different this year.

2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he also took home his first gold medal on Monday.

The summer and winter Olympic games usually have two years in between as a break, however, this year is different.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBCUniversal’s Olympics coverage is putting a spotlight not only on the world’s top athletes, but on the way American viewers are choosing to watch them.In decades past, fans of swimming competitions and gymnastic feats would tune in to a single network showing the Summer Olympics, and giant audiences would follow. In recent years, however, as U.S.

Showing their pride! Since women’s gymnastics was first introduced to the Summer Olympics at the 1936 Berlin Games, the athletes’ uniforms have become intertwined with the sport. 

As the world’s athletes gather in Japan for the Summer Olympics the country is experiencing a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections. Country-wide, case numbers have risen 20% in the past week, with 4,204 new infections reported on Friday.

Pita Taufatofua became a viral sensation at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics when he put his shirtless and oiled-up body on display during the opening ceremony.

Spice Girls to Lionel Richie, let’s dive into the performances that dazzled the world at the Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies!A post shared by The Olympic Games (@olympics)At the Opening Ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, world-renowned singer Céline Dion performed her song “The Power of the Dream.” The song, written by David Foster, Linda Thompson, and Babyface, was the official song of the Centennial Olympic Games.Céline Dion gave a beautiful performance with strong,

British Olympic pole vaulter Harry Coppell, 25, suffered a brutal blow to his front teeth while training in Tokyo, Japan for the 2021 Summer Olympics. The Team Great Britain athlete was performing an impressive pole vaulting move when he was smashed in the mouth and subsequently lost one tooth and cracked another. Harry shared a video of the frightening moment that he got hurt on Wednesday, just two days before the Opening Ceremony of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.