As more than 4,400 athletes gather in Paris for the 2024 Paralympic Games, the first medals are starting to be awarded. The ...

PARIS (KXAN) — More than 10,000 athletes from across the world are competing in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. With ...

Former Hungarian fencer László Csongrádi has been left so distraught by the theft of his Olympic gold medal that he has offered to leave it to the thief in his will if it is returned.

Washington, DC, Oct. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Mint (Mint) began accepting orders for the 230th Anniversary Flowing Hair Silver Medal on October 15 at noon ET. The medal pays ...

Washington — A group of Black women central to NASA's success during the space race and known as the "Hidden Figures" were honored Wednesday in a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill.

Tennis icon Billie Jean King received the Congressional Gold Medal, becoming the first individual female athlete to receive the honor. President Joe Biden signed the bill into law Thursday “in ...

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The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on Wednesday. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families of Katherine ...

The Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act won final approval this week. It honors the estimated 3,000 pilots, medics, and crew who flew between combat zones and field ...

"Dustoff inbound" was the message crackling over the radio that troops wounded in Vietnam most wanted to hear. The message using the "Dustoff" call sign meant that an unarmed UH-1 "Huey ...

Legendary tennis player and women’s rights advocate Billie Jean King became the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, she announced in an Instagram post on ...