One of those disciplines, jumping, is at The Big E. The competition includes riders and horses being timed for jumping over ...

Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after sustaining 80% burns on her body due to an attack by her partner. A spokesperson at the ...

Turkey’s Yusuf Dikec won a silver medal at the Paris Olympics but went viral for his casual style during the competition. He wants to patent his viral stance. Turkey's Olympic pistol ...

Comcast’s NBCUniversal has a longstanding bet on the Olympics, but this summer the company threw all of its resources at the Games in a bid to grab more viewership — especially for its ...

Posts by Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen, now widely known as the “muffin man,” showcased the chocolate muffins served in the Olympic Village during the Summer Games. Christiansen’s ...

You might assume hosting the Olympics is great for a city's economy thanks to an influx of visitors staying in hotels, dining out, and enjoying the sights. But the financial benefits of hosting ...

A mainstay for around five Olympic games from 1900 to 1920, Tug of War enthusiasts have even campaigned for organisers to reintroduce the retired sport back into the Games. Launching at the 1900 ...

Along the banks of the Waterworks River in east London sit several pristine parks, a state-of-the-art ballet theater, a fashion school and a Zaha Hadid-designed aquatics center, once used in the ...

Bhaker is the first athlete from the Indian contingent after independence to get two medals in a single edition of the Paris Olympics. Earlier in the 1900 Olympics, Norman Pritchard won two medals ...

Jhajjar (Haryana) [India], August 25 : Indian shooter and double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker has called for enhanced facilities in her village to foster the next generation of athletes. "If we get ...

Charlotte Cooper became the first female Olympic tennis champion in 1900 when she won two medals: one in singles, and one in doubles. Representing Great Britain, Cooper went on to win five ...