Olympics

In ancient Greece, the heart and soul of the festival was the experience shared by all who attended.

What would the ancient Greeks think of an Olympics with no fans?

Athletes and spectators were lured to Olympia by a longing for contact with their compatriots and their gods.

What would the ancient Greeks think of an Olympics with no fans?
Woman on snowboard, in air, upside down in front of onlookers

Chloe Kim’s family’s immigrant success story is everywhere — but it’s a ‘double-edge sword’ for immigrants

Chloe Kim’s family’s immigrant success story is everywhere — but it’s a ‘double-edge sword’ for immigrants
Marissa and Hannah Brandt.

How two sisters will make it to South Korea's Olympics — but for opposing teams

How two sisters will make it to South Korea's Olympics — but for opposing teams
A mixed Ultimate Frisbee game in Devens, Mass. between the teams Boston Slow White and Toronto Union. Boston won the game and ultimately a trip to the national championships.

US Ultimate Frisbee players have their eyes on Olympics

US Ultimate Frisbee players have their eyes on Olympics
Sailors compete under the Christ the Redeemer statue at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

How five worries about the Rio Summer Olympics played out

How five worries about the Rio Summer Olympics played out
US Swimmer Scandal

Lochte apologizes; another US swimmer permitted to leave Brazil

The apology follows a similar statement from the US Olympic Committee to Brazil. It aims to put to bed the sordid, fabricated robbery account by Ryan Lochte and his cohorts.

Lochte apologizes; another US swimmer permitted to leave Brazil
US swimmers escorted by Brazil police

How Ryan Lochte went from victim to suspect in Rio

In a crazy twist, US swimmers in Brazil went from being supposed crime victims to suspects of an investigation.

How Ryan Lochte went from victim to suspect in Rio
2016 Rio Olympics - Rowing - Preliminary - Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Heats - Lagoa Stadium - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - 08/08/2016. Joshua Konieczny (USA) of USA and Andrew Campbell Jr. (USA) of USA compete.

The water was fine for rowing at the Rio Olympics

There was a fear that rowers would get sick from the waters in Rio. But that hasn't been the case. If anything, the venue for the regatta was picture perfect, and even clean, US rower Andrew Campbell says.

The water was fine for rowing at the Rio Olympics
Ibtihaj Muhammad speaks with Irene Vecchi

Rio Olympics brings new attention to women who wear hijabs in sports competitions

Bronze medal-winning fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad has drawn attention with her choice to wear a hijab in Olympic competition. But she's not the first, by far. It's an issue being faced by women at the highest level of sports around the world all the time.

Rio Olympics brings new attention to women who wear hijabs in sports competitions
Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) of South Africa reacts after winning the final.

South Africans rejoice as Wayde van Niekerk sets a world record in Rio

It's been almost 100 years since a South African won gold in the 400-meter men's track and field final.

South Africans rejoice as Wayde van Niekerk sets a world record in Rio
2016 Rio Olympics - Athletics - Final - Men's 100m Semifinal - Olympic Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 14/08/2016. Usain Bolt (JAM) of Jamaica crosses the finish line.

Who's bigger in Jamaica, Usain Bolt or Bob Marley? One answer.

Jamaican Sprinter Usain Bolt won his third straight gold medal.on Sunday in the 100-meter sprint. Not long after he took his victory lap, NBC announcer Bob Costas said, "With apologies to all you reggae fans, I think that Bolt has even outdistanced Marley."

Who's bigger in Jamaica, Usain Bolt or Bob Marley? One answer.
Ryan Lochte, the US swimmer, bites his Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro.

Olympic medal-winner robbed: Americans are shocked, Brazilians shrug

An expert says Rio de Janeiro residents are thinking, "It’s sad, but it happens all the time, and now it’s in the headlines just because it’s a foreign athlete."

Olympic medal-winner robbed: Americans are shocked, Brazilians shrug
A group of children jump and reach for a ball on a volleyball court at a refugee camp in Germany after World War II

It's not just the Olympics. Sports have been important in refugee camps for decades.

As a team of refugees participates in the Olympics for the first time, refugees around the world are playing sports in the camps they're temporarily calling home. Social welfare organizations like the YMCA also recognized the value of sports in refugee camps dating as far back as World War II.

It's not just the Olympics. Sports have been important in refugee camps for decades.
Bruno Rafael and Sergio Leal are making a documentary about their home neighborhood, Cidade de Deus, or City of God, in western Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Gold medal winner is just one hero in Rio’s tough City of God

With local judo champ Rafaela Silva winning Brazil its first gold medal of Summer Games, the Cidade de Deus community is showing the world it's about way more than just the crime and poverty depicted in a famous — and violent — 2002 movie.

Gold medal winner is just one hero in Rio’s tough City of God
Senate Brasilia impeach Dilma

Behind the Olympic spectacle, Brazil’s political games continue

Stars like Brazil’s first gold medal winner Rafaela Silva and Team USA swimmers Michael Phelps and Lilly King are getting the limelight. But there's way bigger drama going down in Brazil.

Behind the Olympic spectacle, Brazil’s political games continue