Olympic Games
Despite luge death, Vancouver Winter Olympic ceremonies open
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — In time-honored tradition, the show went on. Despite the training-run death earlier in the day of a luger from the country of Georgia, the Olympics' opening ceremonies were launched Friday night with a jubilant countd...
Thai professor of Drexel University, Philadelphia recalls his Olympic experiences
Former Olympian Prawat Nagvajara isn't regarded as a hero in his native Thailand. In fact, he doesn't even consider himself the best athlete in his own house.
Japan's atomic cities bid for 2020 Olympics
Hiroshima and Nagasaki are launching a joint bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba of Hiroshima and Nagasaki's Tomihisa Taue are founding members of the Mayors for Peace 2020 Campaign, advocating for a global ban on nuclear ...
Rio de Janeiro to host 2016 Summer Games
Chicago's dreams of Olympic glory were shattered Friday afternoon, as Rio de Janeiro was granted the rights to host the 2016 Summer Games, disappointing President Obama and marking the first time the global sports spectacle will be held in South A...
Hamm and Horton named in U.S. men's gymnastics team
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Paul Hamm, the 2004 Olympic all-around champion who is recovering from a broken hand, and Jonathan Horton were named in the U.S. Olympic men's gymnastics team after the trials on Saturday.
A Disabled Swimmer’s Dream, a Mother’s Fight
SAN DIEGO — As Kendall Bailey swims, his praying-mantis limbs flapping him forward, something about the water disguises his many maladies: cerebral palsy, mental retardation, autism and more. Only in a swimming pool do they dissolve and allow his ...
Olympic torch passes Urumqi
Jun 17 - Security was tight as the olympic torch made its way through China's sensitive Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. The Olympic torch relay was meant to be a symbol of national unity and pride for China. But on its international leg it was ...
Diver, Tom Daley facing Olympic Games challenge
Tom Daley stands at the back of the platform visualising his next dive, his lips moving almost imperceptibly as he rehearses the tucks and somersaults in his mind's eye.
Sydney woman picked to wrestle in Beijing
The Australian Olympic team will feature a female wrestler for the first time in Beijing.