Transgender women athletes banned from women's Olympic events

Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women's events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday.

• Mar 26

Ukrainian Olympian banned from Winter Games over helmet honoring war victims

Ukrainian Olympian banned from Winter Games for insisting on wearing helmet honoring athletes killed in his country's war with Russia​.

• Feb 12

Ukrainian Olympian says he'll defy IOC ban on helmet honoring war victims

The International Olympic Committee has barred a Ukrainian skeleton racer from wearing a helmet with images of fellow athletes killed in Russia's invasion.

• Feb 10

States and hometowns with the most 2026 Winter Olympic athletes

Explore which states have the highest number of athletes competing for the U.S. Olympic team at the 2026 Winter Games, and search for your own hometown.

• Feb 5

2026 Winter Olympics: Athletes, events and milestones by the numbers

The 2026 Winter Olympics are bringing thousands of athletes from around the world together for more than two weeks of competition — and the Games are a gold mine for statistics.

• Feb 5

Russian athletes allowed at 2026 Winter Games under neutral flag, IOC says

The decision by the International Olympic Committee maintains the same sanctions it imposed for the Paris Summer Games last year.

• Sep 19, 2025

Boxing group cites Trump's ban on trans athletes in IOC complaint

The Russian-led IBA's criminal complaints against the International Olympics Committee stemmed from a 2024 controversy in women's boxing.

• Feb 10, 2025

Olympic pin trading fever sweeps social media. What is the tradition?

Referred to as the "unofficial sport of the Olympics," pin trading is a longstanding tradition at the Games.

• Jul 29, 2024

The full list of Summer Olympic sports for the 2024 Paris Games

Over the 16 days of the Olympics, athletes will compete in 32 different categories of sports ranging from archery to table tennis.

• Jul 27, 2024

Which countries are in the 2024 Olympics, and which countries aren't?

The 2024 Olympic Games bring many of the world's top athletes to Paris from countries and territories across the globe.

• Jul 26, 2024

Why a hat is the mascot for the 2024 Paris Olympics

Meet the Phrygian cap, an Olympic mascot with a history dating back centuries.

• Jul 26, 2024

Team USA is bringing its own air conditioning to the Paris Olympics

2024 Paris Olympics organizers say air conditioning isn't needed as athlete accommodation has "eco-focused cooling solutions." Team USA isn't convinced.

• Jun 27, 2024

Track and field gold medalists will get $50,000 at Olympics

Gold medalists across the 48 events on the track and field program at this year's Paris Olympics will get $50,000, World Athletics announced.

• Apr 10, 2024

Elite French diver laughs off slip-up during pre-Paris Olympics event

French Olympic diver Alexis Jandard suggests an embarrassing slip-up in front of his country's president hurt his ego more than his back.

• Apr 5, 2024

Russian figure skater's 4-year ban means Team USA will get gold medal

Team USA earned silver at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, but a decision about Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva changed that.

• Jan 30, 2024

Ukraine lifts ban on athletes competing with Russians, but tensions continue

The Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan was disqualified from an event after refusing to shake hands with a Russian fencer.

• Jul 27, 2023

Flag football moves one step closer to becoming an Olympic sport

For years, the NFL has been pushing for flag football, which is played as a five-on-five non-contact sport, to be included as an Olympic event in order to grow interest in the game worldwide.

• Mar 29, 2023