Cabo Verde gained independence from Portugal in ... He won the silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics in the men’s laser division and was a two-time world champion in 2017 and 2018.

This month, a U.S. State Department delegation visited Cabo Verde. Joining the group was Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ...

Marco Verde, a 2024 Olympic silver medalist, announced he will not wait to see the future of Olympic boxing and will instead ...

A bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to award Congressional Gold Medals to the "Miracle on Ice" Olympic hockey team that defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union ...

The individual diving events at the Olympics consist of three rounds: preliminary, semifinal and final. The preliminary round trims the field of divers to 18, which is then reduced to 12 after the ...

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Every story has a beginning, and so does that of the Ancient Olympic Games, of course. In this case, it all started with Coroebus, a baker from the city of Elis, whose territory included Olympia ...

Chepiche (shay-PEECH-ay): Also known as pipicha and pepicha—both of which would also work—this is a Mexican herb with a minty ...

Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich shatters the women's world record by nearly two minutes at the Chicago Marathon, winning in 2:09:56. She is the first woman to break 2:10 in the marathon.

In the 50m freestyle, for example, some competitors don't breathe at any point during the race. Freestyle swimming has been included in every modern Olympics. Currently, freestyle is contested in more ...

Team USA Basketball honors the history of the sport on the Olympic stage with a special celebration. Check out the players expected to suit up for USA, Canada, Australia and other countries during ...