The Olympics

As humans we have a natural inclination to be better than others. Running is no exception to this. In this article we take a look at who are the top five fastest runners of all time...

It takes a great amount of talent and determination to earn a gold medal in your sport, and a spot in Olympic history. And that is exactly what these eight Olympic greats have done.

Meet the five athletes who comprise the 2016 USA Women's Olympics Gymnastics Team -- read interesting personal information on each woman, such as athletic expertise, hometown, age, height and more.

The Winter Olympics in Sochi this 2014 has finally arrived! This guide will cover 10 amazing facts about the Winter Olympics and everything you need to know about the Winter Olympics as well as some cool facts and figures...

When Thorpe and Tewanima returned home they were given a fantastic reception by the citizens of Carlisle. There was a parade in their honor where they were welcomed by their fellow students, a public meeting was held with addresses delivered by prominent people of Carlisle, athletic games, a huge dinner given by the Elks Club, fireworks at the school and another reception at the school's gymnasium where about one thousand people came to see the Athlete of the Century.

You're there to represent your country and the best in sportsmanship, not be a jerk.

The Olympic motto of “Faster - Higher – Stronger” is sometimes stretched to include “sports” that meet none of those challenges

The story of Bob Beamon, his sensational long jump world record and my own failure to emulate him, twenty-five years later.

During the Olympic Games, people see the fastest and strongest athletes earn gold, silver, and bronze medals. However, many don't know interesting details about the medals.

Jesse Owens - star athelete of the 1936 Berlin "Nazi" Olympic Games.

The biggest con game of them all finds new suckers every two years.

In 2012, was host to the Games of the 30th Olympiad and the Games of the 14th Paralympics. These are my impressions of the Games and the media coverage - a potpourri of thoughts and anecdotes.

The modern Olympic games capture the world's attention every two years. Unfortunately, tragic accidents and murder in the modern Olympic games have taken the lives of some dedicated athletes.

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Billions are spend building brand new state-of-the-art venues for the Olympics. But what happens after the games leave? A sad trend these days is to simply abandon them to decay and rot.

It's always nice to see someone remind people to check their facts.