Ahmedabad has, for the first time, been formally designated as the host city in India’s campaign to host a future edition of ...

Seiko Hashimoto has been elected president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman to head the body. She ...

The final strokes of McIntosh’s work of art. She became the first swimmer to break world records in three individual events at one long course meet since Michael Phelps at the 2008 Olympics.

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Lemieux took part in the Star Class after which he shifted to Finn in 1988. After retiring, Lemieux became a coach and in 2008, the former sailor became ...

Beginning with the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, recognized as the first modern Olympic Games, the U.S. has won a total of 1,061 gold medals, among a total of 2,629 medals.

Just seven months later, she won a silver medal at the Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics in cycling. Luding-Rothenburger earned another speed skating medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Ahead of the 1988 Summer Olympics, Hong Kong broadcaster TVB sought a High Court injunction against ATV – a multimillion-dollar deal saw both screen the games ...

1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea — Andrea Lloyd Curry, gold medal, basketball (Juneau, Sitka) 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France — Hilary Lindh, silver medal, downhill (Juneau) ...

Anthony Nesty was named the first Black swimming head coach of Team USA. Nesty was the first Black swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.

Costas, who was replaced by Tirico in 2018, was a top broadcaster for the Olympics for 20 years. That includes eight Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul and finishing in 2016 in Rio.