The 2008 Beijing Olympics showcased China's reemergence on the world stage. In awarding those Games to China, the International Olympic Committee predicted the Olympics could improve human rights, and ...

Eight years later, more athletes continue to be stripped of medals from the Beijing Olympics because of positive doping tests. Four athletes, including three Russians, had their medals taken away on ...

The Nordic combined competition in Milan Cortina will look different in two ways. Most notably, the number of athletes has been reduced by almost one-third. While 55 athletes competed in Beijing, only ...

The International Olympic Committee has added two new events to the ski jumping program for the 2026 Winter Games: the women’s large hill and the men’s super team. The women’s large hill resembles the ...

WASHINGTON — Jerry Colangelo still remembers all the meetings. They were in 2005 and 2006, sit-down sessions, often over breakfast, with the likes of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo ...

Kara Lawson, after being named the U.S. women’s national team head coach, covered a range of topics about her basketball career while visiting with NBC. This interview has been lightly edited.

From August 15 to 17, the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing will be transformed into an arena for the world's most advanced humanoid robots. The event combines athletic competitions, ...