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

The 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Winter Olympics medals were unveiled this week at an event in Venice. The ...

Xander Schauffele has some of the most prestigious hardware in sports: an Olympic gold medal, a Claret Jug and a Wanamaker ...

All of the Olympians will compete in the 2024 Summer Games for the chance to stand at the podium and collect a gold, silver or bronze medal. Even though the medals are iconic symbols of athletic ...

According to Olympics.com, the most decorated Winter Olympian is Norway's Marit Bjørgen with 15 medals in cross-country skiing. She also is tied for third-most medals in overall Olympic history.

Lauryn Williams became the first American female athlete to win medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics. She won silver in the 100-meter dash at the Athens 2004 Games and won gold in the ...

But how much is a gold medal worth? According to the International Olympic Committee, gold medals are required to be at least 92.5 percent silver, and are plated with about 6 grams of pure gold.

Harrison received $37,500 from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee for winning a gold medal at the 2021 Games, part of $13.2 million the USOPC distributed to athletes for medal performances ...

Announcing two major initiatives to boost sports and education, Delhi govt on Tuesday increased the cash awards for Olympic ...

While gold medals at the Olympics are not 100% made of gold, they are plated with a pure gold sheet. The Paris medals also include part of the Eiffel Tower. Skip Navigation ...

For Olympic newbie sports like breaking, there’s a lot more at stake than medals U.S. breaker Victor Montalvo competes at the World Breaking Championship in Belgium in 2023.

Thirty-three sports. Three hundred and thirty-nine events. And approximately 5,000 Olympic and Paralympic medals in waiting.. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics (yes, the Games are still being referred to as ...