Officials Misdirected Leaders at USATF Half Championships
Elite female distance runners take off at the start of the Atlanta Half Marathon on March 1. Jess McClain, middle left, led much of the race before an official car led her off course.
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World Cup 2026: Security, politics and rising costs
March 3 marks 100 days until the 2026 World Cup kicks off. A series of playoffs this month will determine the last six teams to make up the newly expanded 48-team tournament.
Olympics T-shirt Commemorating 1936 Berlin Games Sparks Outcry
A commemorative T-shirt on the Olympics online store marking the 1936 Games in Berlin under Adolf Hitler's National Socialist, or Nazi, government caught the eye of German media on Wednesday.
Samer Tawk's Comeback: From ICU to 2026 Olympics
Almost seven years ago, Samer Tawk wondered whether he would walk again. "I was young and crazy and was skiing somewhere I shouldn't have been in Lebanon, and I fell 14 meters (46 feet)," Tawk told DW. Now the cross-country skier is preparing to represent Lebanon at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
Olympic Champion Philipp Raimund Defies Fear of Heights
It's the kind of story that only the Olympic Games seem to produce: A talented ski jumper, who had yet to win anything of significance, delivers the performance of his life to win Olympic gold. "I don't know how I did it.
RaiSport Staff to Strike After Botched Olympic Opening
Journalists from Italy's RaiSport on Tuesday announced that they would stage a three-day strike after the Winter Olympics, and would no longer be putting their bylines on Olympics coverage, among other measures. They are protesting an opening ceremony broadcast by their boss last Friday that started with a wobble and soon fell off the rails entirely.
Mideast Strikes Break Olympic Truce as Paralympics Open
A view of the arena in Verona, Italy, where the opening ceremony for the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics takes place on March 6. The Paralympic Games are being overshadowed by military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Does Nationality Matter at the Olympics?
After winning gold in Italy, becoming the first South American to win a Winter Olympic medal, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen said: "I just hope that Brazilians look at this and truly understand that your difference is your superpower."
CAS Rejects Heraskevych's Appeal Over Commemorative Helmet
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced it's decision on Friday evening, after an ad hoc division of the Swiss-based court had heard his appeal earlier in the day.
Ukrainian Skeleton Athlete Banned for Political Helmet
Who is Vladyslav Heraskevych? In Pyeongchang in 2018, the Kyiv native became the first Ukrainian to compete in skeleton at the Winter Olympics. Heraskevych also competed in Beijing in 2022.
Greenland's Olympic Siblings Defend Their Homeland
Though he hasn't set foot in Italy, the shadow of US President Donald Trump has loomed large over the Winter Olympics.
Verona Arena Closes 2026 Winter Olympics with Italian Flair
Skip next section Ceremony done and dusted February 22, 2026 Ceremony done and dusted A few more musical acts wrap up a ceremony that’s had opera, dance, DJs, flag waving, medals and some IOC speeches. The ceremony was certainly authentically Italian and the Verona Arena played its part, an evocative venue for the occasion.