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Originally adopted by the Council of Europe thirty years earlier, the twelve golden stars on a blue background became the ...
Blaine Police officers will serve food at Buffalo Wild Wings to support Special Olympics Minnesota on July 2, as part of a charity event described on their Facebook page.
The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role on Monday. The ceremony ...
This article is part of our Kitted Out series, an exploration of the impact of soccer kits on culture and fashion. Whether it is the red stripe of Peru, River Plate or Rayo Vallecano, the diagonal ...
During the near decade since L.A. was awarded the 2028 Olympics, new venues have arrived, proposed venues have fallen through and sports have shuffled, but the centerpiece of the ever-evolving ...
The Olympic ring symbol was originally created in 1913 by Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, when he drew the colored rings at the top of a letter he’d written ...
Malcolm Gladwell isn’t most people. Gladwell, the author, journalist and podcaster, explores the 1936 Berlin Olympics on the latest season of his podcast series “Revisionist History.” ...
The Ancient Olympic games looked markedly different from today's games. For example, competitors had to be naked during competitions, and some athletes died competing in combat sports like boxing.
Paris Olympics symbols go avant-garde. Pierre Gouzou of France competes during the men's trampoline finals, high above the trampoline gymnastics pictogram. (Morry Gash/AP) ...
Oakley at the Olympics: Turning Functional Eyewear Into Symbols of Style A history of going over the top. Fashion Aug 7, 2024 ...
Gymnasts Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Rebeca Andrade ended the 2024 Olympics with a moment symbolic of where they hope the sport is headed. Biles and Chiles bowed down to ...