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Bob Richards, first to win two Olympic pole vault gold medals, dies
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoBob Richards, the first person to win two Olympic pole vault gold medals, has died at age 97,...
Olympic champions Jenn Suhr, Michelle Carter set retirements from track and field
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoOlympic track and field champions Jenn Suhr (pole vault) and Michelle Carter (shot put) announced...
A look at Olympic medal designs at previous Summer Games
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAthletes who win Olympic and Paralympic medals at the Paris Games will be taking home a bit of the...
IOC warns Afghanistan about Paris Olympics status over denying sports to women and girls
Associated Press via Yahoo Sports· 11 months agoThe Afghanistan team’s status for the 2024 Paris Olympics was put in question Wednesday by the IOC...
On U.S. soil, Ukraine's athletes bring message: 'We protect our country on the track'
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoYaroslava Mahuchikh celebrates by raising the Ukrainian flag after winning the high jump at the...
Olympic head slams 'deplorable' government views on Russia
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCriticism by European governments of the push to reintegrate Russian and Belarusian athletes into...
Russian athletes won't be barred from the Paris Olympics despite their country's suspension
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoRussian athletes can be directly invited to next year's Paris Games despite the suspension of their...
Ukrainian high jumper Mahuchikh insists Russians should be excluded from next year's Paris Olympics
Associated Press via Yahoo Sports· 11 months agoUkrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh has said since the start of the war that all Russian and...