The first recorded competitive canoe sprint race took place at the British Royal Canoe Club in 1869. Canoe and kayak races feature on the Olympic Games programme, each with its own specific rules.

“The Olympic symbol consists of five interlaced rings of equal dimensions (the Olympic rings), used alone, in one or in five different colours. When used in its five-colour version, these colours ...

The Olympic bell, a gift from the Paris 2024 Organising Committee, represents a bridge between France’s modern story and Notre-Dame’s 861-year heritage. It will be installed later Thursday alongside ...

King Charles III met with Britain's Olympic and Paralympic athletes at Buckingham Palace to celebrate their participation in ...

And it seems that other beloved wedge designs of yesteryear could return if Bertone has something to say about it ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland--Facing corruption charges linked to the Tokyo Olympics, Japanese marketing giant Dentsu will no longer be a major broadcast rights holder in Asia. The International Olympic ...

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U.S. Olympic gymnast Suni Lee will take part in the 2025 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition, the magazine announced on Monday. Lee, 21, has won two gold medals in her career—the first came at ...

A bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to award Congressional Gold Medals to the "Miracle on Ice" Olympic hockey team that defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union ...

Ali Mazaheri of Iran leaves the ring after the referee’s controversial decision to disqualify him during his match against Jose Gomez Larduet of Cuba during the men’s heavyweight competition at the ...

We Energies, which provides electricity for eastern Wisconsin, had sought a 9.29% residential rate hike for 2025 and 8.58% ...

The American flag that Michael Jordan used to cover up a Reebok logo on the 1992 Olympic medal stand was auctioned for $1.8 million. The flag was one of the items in Sotheby’s Colossal | The Ultimate ...