India celebrated International Kho Kho Day with a rally at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar. The sport is now played in 56 countries, aiming for the 2030 Asian Games and 2032 Olympics.

Originally adopted by the Council of Europe thirty years earlier, the twelve golden stars on a blue background became the ...

The history of the raised fist, a global symbol of fighting oppression. The forceful salute is intertwined with some of the 20th century's most tumultuous events, including conflicts with fascism.

Anush Agarwalla announced the retirement of his Olympic partner Sir Caramello. Their Olympic journey not only elevated ...

Co-organized by the Greek embassy in China and the Beijing Olympic City Development Association, the exhibition, traces over ...

Olympic Day History. Background. It was in 1947 during the 41st Session of the International Olympic Committee in Stockholm, that Doctor Gruss, ... June each year to commemorate the day 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 ...

Parisians had such unexpected fun at their Olympics last summer, that they are holding a public anniversary celebration to ...

As it turns out, the images we now take for granted weren’t just randomly chosen. Each symbol has a backstory and a reason it ended up etched into the spinning reels of gaming history. From chewing ...

Once thriving in the Caucasus, the Circassians were nearly wiped out by Tsarist Russia; their descendants are now demanding ...