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Activists urge Paris Olympics organizers to respect the rights of migrants and homeless people
Associated Press via Yahoo Sports· 8 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· 4 months agoThe 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics were President Vladimir Putin's pet project as he sought to expand...
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...
Would pro-Palestinian demonstrators have disrupted a 2024 L.A. Olympics?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoPublic safety officers confront pro-Palestinian demonstrators on the USC campus on April 24. The...
Belarus Weekly: Belarusian, Russian athletes to participate in Olympics as neutrals
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 6 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· 1 year 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· 1 year agoWrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, and Bajrang Punia, along with supporters march toward India's parliament on May 28. Credit - Salman Ali—Hindustan...