Nevertheless, racing happened within the 1900 Olympic timeline. The 14 different racing events were also massively diverse: there were five events for touring cars, two events for small cars ...

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Boxing is set to be on the program for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles after years of disputes over how the sport is run.

This list details the presidents of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since its inception in 1894, highlighting their tenure and nationality. Thomas Bach from Germany currently serves as the ...

Basketball debuted as a medal sport for men at the 1936 Olympics, and women's basketball was later added in 1976. During that time, one nation has dominated the sport, but many different players have ...

Women compete in the Olympics — in golf, tennis, croquet and sailing — for the first time. AAU adds track and field events for women. Four years later, six teams compete in organization’s ...

(ATR) Dubai wants to bid for the Olympics by 2022. Ali Omar, director of the Dubai Sports Council, made the announcement in an interview with China’s Xinhua News Agency. "Hosting the Olympics is ...