Roger Lebranchu who survived almost two years in Nazi concentration camps and was the oldest person to carry the Olympic ...

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Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger has died following an avalanche in Switzerland, the country's skiing federation has said. Hediger, 26 and a member of Switzerland's snowboard cross team at the ...

The medal was awarded in women's wrestling at the 2024 Games in Paris A bronze medal from the 2024 Paris Olympics is up for ...

The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics North Carolina (NC LETR) received a diamond level of excellence award by the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) International Executive Council for ...

With an annual rainfall ranging from 140 to 170 inches, the Hoh Rain Forest is a lush, green wonderland, with mosses and ferns covering every tree and surface. According to the NPS, it is one of ...

In The Smell of Sweat: Greek Athletics, Olympics, and Culture, William Blake Tyrrell (Michigan State University) takes on a broader brief. His very detailed and fully referenced discussion of the ...

Olympic Plaza is a beautiful destination place for downtown Calgary workers during lunch hour. The plaza was built in 1988 for the Olympic Winter Games and has one of the few refrigerated outdoor ice ...

Lessort, whose NBA rights currently belong to the Knicks, has agreed to a contract extension with renowned Greek club Panathinaikos ... silver medal last summer's Olympics in Paris, averaging ...

By Niki Kitsantonis Reporting from Athens Greeks smoke more than most other Europeans, and even 14 years after Greece banned smoking in indoor public places, it is not uncommon to see people light ...

The Olympic boxer who failed a gender test, but competed against women at the summer games in Paris was named among the top "Female Athletes of the Year" by the Associated Press. The move has ...

Hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg earned the honour for his golden performance at the Paris Olympics. He is Canada's first Olympic champion in the event and earned the country's first hammer throw ...