List of Olympics articles
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Four men, three with prosthetic legs, wear bike helmets and t-shirts as they stand in a parking lot, gathered around a bicycle held up by the man second from the right. The sky above is a dim, dark blue; it seems to be either dawn or dusk. Meet the Para-Cyclists Riding for Gaza
The Sunbirds’ story began with tragedy but has evolved into one of resilience.
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French President Emmanuel Macron holds an Olympic gold medal as he delivers a speech to representatives of stakeholders who helped organize and host the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, seen at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Aug. 12. France’s Quest for Olympic Glory
Ahead of the Paris Games, Macron invested heavily in efforts to boost elite sports. Did it pay off?
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Basketball players Larry Bird, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, Clyde Drexler, and Karl Malone stand in a line wearing matching U.S. flag sweatshirts and Olympic gold medals. Jordan is in the center, raising his hand and making the peace or victory sign. America Is No Longer Basketball’s Sole Superpower
Ever since the Dream Team’s unbeaten 1992 Olympic run, U.S. hegemony in men’s basketball has been under threat from European teams.
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The Olympic Rings are seen in front of the Louvre Pyramid during the Olympic Games in Paris. Why It’s Hard to Cash In on the Olympics
Neither the host countries nor the athletes tend to profit from the Games.
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A photos illustration of athlete Zdenek Koubek superimposed on an intersex pride flag among the olympic rings. How Olympic Officials First Drew Gender Lines
Athletes’ complex identities were simplified by reactionary politics.
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A poster shows a javelin thrower with the skyline of Paris — including the Sacre Coure and the Eiffel Tower — and a globe behind him. Text on the image reads: VIIIe Olympiade: Jevx Olympiqves: Paris 1924" For Paris, the Olympics Chaos Is Déjà Vu
This summer marks the third time France has hosted the Games—and the third time it has hosted major controversy.
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Two police officers walk past the Arc de Triomphe. The Threat Against the Paris Games
The choice of the Olympics as a target follows the logic of terrorism itself.
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An illustration shows a series of film stills inside the Olympics rings. Streaming Films to Cure Your Olympic Fever
From awe-inspiring documentaries to a figure skating melodrama.
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The wind blows a plastic bag past the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing on Jan. 23, 2008. The Olympics Have a Dirty History—Literally
But a green sports movement is pushing for change, eager to see if Paris will be different.
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo wear hard hats and orange construction vests as they stand against a clear blue sky. Macron looks to the left and gestures with one hand while Hidalgo looks in the same direction, smiling. The Competition for France’s Olympic Legacy
As the Games get underway, President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo are vying for first place on the political podium.
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Torch bearers Dinigeer Yilamujiang and Jiawen Zhao of Team China light the Olympic Cauldron during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium on Feb. 4 in Beijing, China. The Forced Smiles of Beijing’s Olympics
The Communist Party’s victims are not even allowed silence.
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Olympic British speed skater Farrell Treacy in Beijing. U.N. Chief Rebuffs U.S. Request to Skip Beijing Olympics
U.S. envoy Linda Thomas-Greenfield presses António Guterres to confront China over rights abuses in Xinjiang.
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Spectators wearing "Where is Peng Shuai?" T-shirts, are pictured in the stands during the women's singles final match of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 29. China Can’t Silence Olympic Athletes
Democratic states need to warn Beijing against punishing Olympians who speak out.
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Workers walk by an Olympic billboard. Beijing Must Face Olympic Consequences for Human Rights Abuses
Moving the Games offers a rare opportunity to weaken Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Miles Thompson plays lacrosse Gaming the State System
Can the Haudenosaunee Confederacy become the first Indigenous nation to secure an Olympic berth?
