T/olympics

  1. Hagan sus apuestas En español, March 27

    Las plataformas de mercados de predicción como Polymarket y Kalshi van mucho más allá de los deportes y la política. Así es como funcionan.

  2. Betting on Everything World, March 26

    Prediction market platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi go way beyond sports and politics. We take a closer look.

  3. El Comité Olímpico prohíbe la participación de atletas trans en pruebas femeninas En español, March 26

    En un comunicado, el COI dijo que todas las personas que participen en esas categorías deberán someterse a exámenes genéticos.

  4. Olympic Committee Bars Transgender Athletes From Women’s Events World, March 26

    Kirsty Coventry, the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee, has frequently spoken about what she says is the need to protect women’s competitions at the Olympic Games.

  5. Some Olympic Leaders Want to See Fixed Winter Games Host Cities World, March 15

    Fewer cities are bidding for Olympics, and those that are can’t always accommodate every event. The Milan-Cortina Games were the most sprawling Olympics in history.

  6. Bobby Douglas, Pathbreaking Olympic Wrestler, Dies at 83 Sports, March 13

    In 1964, he was one of the first three African Americans to compete in wrestling at the Games. He went on to have a distinguished coaching career.

  7. Ron Delany, Runner Who Won Olympic Glory for Ireland, Dies at 91 Sports, March 12

    As a Villanova student, he captured the 1,500-meter event in the 1956 Games in Melbourne. No Irish athlete since then has won another Olympic gold medal in track and field.

  8. San Francisco’s Chinatown Celebrated Eileen Gu. Others Are More Conflicted. U.S., March 12

    Conservatives have rebuked Ms. Gu, who was born in the United States but won Olympic medals for China. The reaction has sparked conversations among Chinese Americans about identity and straddling two worlds.

  9. For Some Athletes, Major Sports Events Can Be an Opportunity to Defect Sports, March 11

    Members of the Iranian soccer team who chose to remain in Australia this week are far from the first to travel to a competition and stay there.

  10. John Caldwell, Father of Cross-Country Skiing in U.S., Dies at 97 Sports, March 9

    A former Olympian himself, he wrote the sport’s bible, coached the American team at five Winter Games and helped make Vermont a hub of Nordic sports.

  11. Wasserman’s Name Is Erased From the Company He Founded U.S., March 9

    The sports and marketing agency founded by Casey Wasserman dropped his name in the latest fallout from the Epstein files.

  12. De 1998: Florence Griffith Joyner, la mujer más veloz del mundo, muere a los 38 años En español, March 9

    La velocista estadounidense, famosa por sus récords y su estilo en la pista, ganó tres oros olímpicos en Seúl 1988

  13. Russia Gets Silent Treatment in Paralympics Return World, March 7

    Russia’s flag was paraded at the opening ceremony of the Paralympics for the first time since 2014 prompting a boycott by several nations led by Ukraine.

  14. From 2010: Victoria Manalo Draves, Olympic Champion Diver, Dies at 85 Sports, March 6

    She overcame prejudice early in her career to become the first woman to win a gold medal in both the springboard and the platform, at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.

  15. From 2014: Alice Coachman, 90, Dies; First Black Woman to Win Olympic Gold Sports, March 6

    After capturing the high jump for the United States at the 1948 London Games, she returned home to a segregated South.

  16. From 2004: Fanny Blankers-Koen, Star of ’48 Olympics, Dies at 85 Sports, March 6

    A Dutch housewife, she emulated her hero, Jesse Owens, by setting an Olympic record in track and field.

  17. From 1998: Florence Griffith Joyner, 38, Champion Sprinter, Is Dead Sports, March 6

    She revolutionized women’s sprinting with her speed and flamboyant fashion sense, and was a three-time gold medalist at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

  18. From 1994: Wilma Rudolph, Star of the 1960 Olympics, Dies at 54 Sports, March 6

    She won three gold medals as a sprinter in the Games, an achievement that seemed unlikely given her poor health as a child.

  19. From 2003: Leni Riefenstahl, Filmmaker and Nazi Propagandist, Dies at 101 World, March 6

    Her documentaries earned her acclaim as a cinematic genius, as well as criticism for putting her talent at the service of Hitler.

  20. Alysa Liu on Dancing Her Way to Gold: ‘The Music Carries My Body’ Arts, March 6

    The free-spirited figure skater spoke to our dance critic about her approach to performing, the role of music and more.

  21. Milan Athletes Welcome Return of Winter Olympics Spectators World, February 6

    At the last Winter Games, in 2022 in Beijing, the coronavirus pandemic meant that spectators were largely absent and competing was a lonely experience.

  22. Registering Voters and Certifying the Votes Letters, August 12

    Readers discuss election obstacles. Also: Donald Trump’s claim about Kamala Harris’s crowds; the Olympics; Covid vaccines; food and the climate.

  23. Noah Lyles ganó el bronce en 200 metros. Luego reveló que tiene coronavirus En español, August 9

    El corredor dijo que empezó a sentirse mal dos días antes de la carrera. En París no hay requisitos de análisis, y los organismos rectores nacionales elaboran sus propios protocolos.

  24. Noah Lyles Wins Bronze in 200 Meters, Then Reveals He Has Covid Sports, August 8

    Lyles said he started feeling ill two days ago and knew it was more than just soreness from winning the 100. In Paris, there are no testing requirements, and national governing bodies develop their own protocols.

  25. Sin darnos las manos, por favor: somos neerlandeses En español, August 8

    Después de dos Juegos Olímpicos perturbados por la pandemia, la mayoría de los equipos en París no han pensado en el coronavirus. El de Países Bajos es la excepción.

  26. No Hands, Please: We’re Dutch Foreign, August 8

    After two pandemic-disrupted Olympics, most teams haven’t given Covid a second thought in Paris. The one from the Netherlands is the exception.

  27. La experiencia olímpica que recuerdas está de vuelta En español, July 26

    Tras el aislamiento de dos Juegos pandémicos, las Olimpiadas de París buscan revivir la experiencia soñada por atletas y aficionados.

  28. Full Stands, Full Volume: The Olympics You Remember Are Back Foreign, July 26

    Family, friends and fans were missing from two straight Covid Games. In Paris, one athlete said, competitors will have the kind of experience they dream about.

  29. As the Paris Olympics Promise New Ambition, Old Anxieties Intensify Sports, October 21

    Trying not to gloat, organizers of the 2024 Summer Games begin showing off the spectacle of the city while concerns about security and strikes mount.

  30. Special Olympics lifts a vaccine mandate at its Games in Orlando after Florida threatens a fine. Sports, June 3

    Florida health officials told Special Olympics that the vaccine requirement violated state law.