The women's fencer who went viral for kneeling to protest a trans athlete opened up on news the USOPC will be protecting women's sports.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from ...

Timpvew High track and field star and BYU commit Jane Hedengren was named by Gatorade as the Best Female Player as the ESPY awards Wednesday night in Los Angeles.

Nigeria's Mission X has an ominous sounding name but a simple meaning. The Super Falcons aim to win a 10th overall Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title.

A section of athletes have protested the move by Athletics Kenya (AK) to stage the men’s 10,000 metres and women’s 5,000 metres trials for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in the United States.

Nike Inc. is spending more than ever on marketing around the Olympics in a global advertising blitz as it tries to reinvigorate sales and spark a comeback for the world’s largest sportswear company.

From Peter O’Connor raising an Irish flag to Tommie Smith's Black Power salute, the Olympics has a rich protest history.

For decades, the Olympics games has been a hotbed of political activity, including individual athlete protests, strategic boycotts, and street demonstrations.

Their success has been mixed. Despite allowing small changes, the IOC has continued to cling to the idea that the Olympics are “neutral” and transcend politics. Yet, the history of Rule 50 at ...

Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. This is FTW Explains: The Olympics. Athletic protest is nothing new at the Olympic Games ...

Paris 2024 has begun with a spectacular celebration of the traditional Olympic values of excellence, respect and friendship... and selfishness, irrationality and deception, according to Nike. One ...

So, what are the rules around political protest at the Olympics, and what are the potential punishments for breaking them? Rules on protesting at the Olympics Rule 40 of the Olympic charter states ...