Bill Dellinger, Olympic bronze medalist in the 5,000 meters, mentor to the legendary Steve Prefontaine, and for more than 30 years a winning University of Oregon coach, died on June 27 at age 91.

New IOC President Kirsty Coventry announced an effort to find agreement on protecting the 'female category' in sports, a move that could affect transgender athlete participation at the Olympics.

Lindsey Heaps considers the Olympics harder than the World Cup. Both tournaments happen over just a few weeks, and the schedule is tight — something that adds ...

Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat return to Winter Olympics with gold on the mind Dodds and Mouat are two of the first batch of 10 athletes whose names have been ...

The Special Olympics torch Friday morning will make its way from Palo Alto to Santa Clara, carried into the South Bay by law enforcement officers.

Seiko Hashimoto has been elected president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman to head the body. Hashimoto competed in cycling in three Summer Olympics (1988, 1992 and 1996 ...

New Olympics chief calls for ‘protecting’ women’s category amid global trans athlete wave By Jackson Thompson, Fox News Published June 27, 2025, 3:14 a.m. ET ...

India is bidding to host the Olympic Games for the first time in 2036, with Ahmedabad likely to be the host city, but the IOC's latest announcement has put a standstill on the project. IOC's President ...

Nashville's Gretchen Walsh, who swims for Virginia, was nominated for Best College Athlete − Women's Sports for the 2024-25 season.

Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon has failed in her bid to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes. On Thursday in Paris, she clocked 4 ...