the olympics
The Olympics May Not Happen in 2021 Either
Japanese infectious disease experts are "pessimistic" about holding the Games in Tokyo next summer.
Local News Team Inexplicably Mixes Up Pyeongchang with P.F. Chang’s in Olympics Coverage
The Chinese-American restaurant chain confirmed that it is not, in fact, hosting the Winter Olympics.
Olympic organizers confident Games won't be ruined by explosive diarrhea
Luckily, for those who can still stomach it, Norway's team accidentally ordered too many eggs.
The Olympics organizers aren't happy that a court lifted Russian athletes' lifetime ban
The IOC says it could have a “serious impact” on the committee's fight against doping.
North Korea now wants more “cooperation between North and South Korea”
The Hermit Kingdom dropped a new kind of bomb Wednesday
The Olympics' Biggest Problem Is Its Unwavering Belief That It Has The Duty To Exist
"Have you ever asked yourself why you really love the Olympic and Paralympic Games?"
Could Unifying the Olympics and Paralympics Reignite Interest in Hosting the Games?
Something needs to change if more cities are to consider bidding to host the Olympics. Could consolidating them into a truly unified Games with the Paralympics be the answer?
Understanding Team GB's Olympic Success Alongside The Disaster In Brazil
While British coverage of the Olympics was overwhelmingly positive, we often ignored the darker side of the Games. When we look back on Rio's legacy, it will be with both pride and discomfort.
Sex and Gender in Hitler's Shadow: Dora Ratjen and the 1936 Olympics
Ahead of the 1936 Olympics, Dora Ratjen was one of Nazi Germany's great medal hopes. She failed to live up to her Olympic billing, and soon found her gender and identity under devastating scrutiny.
South Sudanese Refugee Deselected Ahead of Rio 2016, Coach Calls For Formal Investigation
Despite being the reigning South Sudanese 200m champion, Mangar Makur Chuot has been controversially rejected by his country’s Olympic committee.
Steroids, Strychnine and a Dash of Skullduggery: A Potted History of Doping in Sport
While doping is at the forefront of the sporting consciousness at the moment, it’s hardly a recent phenomenon. Athletes have doped since ancient times, and often in very peculiar ways.
English Heritage Lobby To Have Jousting Included In The Olympics, Claim To Be “Deadly Serious”
Don’t mess with English Heritage, lads, because they are deadly serious about medieval sports.