Intercalated Games

Against the backdrop of Partition, independent India’s first hockey team defeats England, their erstwhile coloniser, to win the Gold at the...

The Japanese volleyball players called the “Oriental Witches” are now in their 70s. From the formation of the team at the factory until...

Having stood on the gold medal podium a record 8 times during one Olympic Games, Michael Phelps now stands alone as the the greatest Olympic champion...

Come back with us to Ancient Greece, 2,500 Years ago to the original Olympic Games. The ancient Games, like our modern Olympics, included champions...

A profile of the 1928 Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Like an indelible memory, this Olympic closing ceremony will be marked by audacity, fraternity and emotion. In the heart of the Stade de France,...

The moment where American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their gloved hands in defiance on the podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics...

In 1963, Detroit's Olympic dreams clash with the Black communities urgent need for change. Would a winning bid have changed the city's trajectory?

How the 1948 Olympic Games came into being, as the world struggled to cope in the aftermath of the Second World War, and the Games were held for the...