Billed as “the world’s premier indoor track and field event,” the Millrose Games have stood among the oldest athletic events in the U.S. Employees of the John Wanamaker Department Store founded the ...

The mountain biking event consists of one single race for each gender. All riders start at the same time and complete multiple laps though a course full of rough, hilly terrain. The first rider to ...

Two-time defending Olympic halfpipe gold medalist David Wise – the only men's freeskier to ever hold that title – returns as the experienced veteran looking to record a historic three-peat, while Alex ...

A volleyball match begins when the ball is served into play. A team may touch the ball three times – not counting blocks – on its side of the net. The usual pattern is as follows: a dig (underarm pass ...

If there is a sudden drop in the temperature in Tokyo, it's because of the ice in Simone Biles' veins. The four-time Olympic gold medalist returned to the competition floor in the Ariake Arena for the ...

With the 2024 Paris Games approaching, Olympic qualifying is now complete and nearly 600 athletes have earned their spots on the U.S. Olympic team. Below is a list of athletes that have qualified to ...

Friedrich drove German two- and four-man bobsleds to gold medals, with Margis in the sled in both events. Together (and with two more pushers in the four-man), they clocked the fastest runs in three ...

Block: The starting platform; the area from which a swimmer dives into the pool to begin a race. Cap: Latex or lycra head covering used during a race or workout to protect a swimmer's hair from the ...

For the men's competition, Hungary and Great Britain share the record for most gold medals with three each. Hungary also has a silver and bronze medal. The gold medals for Hungary came in the 1952, ...

Simone Biles is not the first athlete to acknowledge how mounting pressure to perform and achieve has affected her mental health. But by stepping away from her events on the world’s biggest stage, ...

As any fitness enthusiast knows, there are dozens of ways to lift weights for strength training. However, the sport of weightlifting recognizes just two lifts for competition: the snatch and the clean ...

Every night of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Primetime in Paris will showcase the biggest stars and most thrilling moments of the day's competition, with an emphasis on enhanced storytelling. Mike Tirico ...