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Activists urge Paris Olympics organizers to respect the rights of migrants and homeless people
Associated Press via Yahoo Sports· 7 months agoAid groups and social justice activists protested outside the Paris Olympics headquarters and...
Viewing tower for Olympic surfing could destroy important marine ecosystem, activists warn
Euronews via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOlympic surfers will have to brave some of the world's biggest waves when they compete in French...
Olympic gold medalist Bob Beamon calls out Gov. Ron DeSantis on race: He wants us to forget...
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLAKE WORTH BEACH — When Bob Beamon raised his right fist as he stood on the podium at the 1968...
Iran's Olympic chief claims no punishment coming for climber
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe president of Iran’s national Olympic committee claimed Thursday that competitive climber Elnaz...
AP PHOTOS: A decade ago, the Sochi Olympics saw Russia's soft power collide with hard realities
Associated Press via Yahoo Sports· 3 months agoThe 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics were President Vladimir Putin's pet project as he sought to expand...
Would pro-Palestinian demonstrators have disrupted a 2024 L.A. Olympics?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPublic safety officers confront pro-Palestinian demonstrators on the USC campus on April 24. The...
Ukraine news – live: Zelensky slams Olympics chief as ‘nearly 67,000 Russian war crimes’ recorded
The Independent US via AOL· 1 year agoVolodymyr Zelensky has slammed International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach’s decision to allow...
Belarus Weekly: Belarusian, Russian athletes to participate in Olympics as neutrals
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIOC clears Belarusian and Russian athletes to participate as neutrals in individual events at 2024...
Protests in France as unions make last-ditch bid to resist higher retirement age
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 12 months agoFrench union activists marched on the headquarters of the Paris Olympics and slowed traffic at the...
India’s Female Wrestlers Are Saying #MeToo
Time via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, and Bajrang Punia, along with supporters march toward India's parliament on May 28. Credit - Salman Ali—Hindustan...