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July 15, 2022 | 2:45 PM

Jim Thorpe reinstated as sole winner for 1912 Olympic golds

Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm.

By The Associated Press
February 22, 2022 | 5:18 AM

Winter sports hit their peak in Pennsylvania after the Olympics

“We wish the Olympics were every year.”

By Julia Zenkevich/WESA
February 20, 2022 | 8:08 AM

Beijing’s Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment

The terrarium of a Winter Games that has been Beijing 2022,  caps an unprecedented Asian Olympic trifecta

By The Associated Press

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February 16, 2022 | 10:24 AM

Sha’Carri Richardson sees a double standard in allowing Kamila Valieva to compete

U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson is calling out Olympic and anti-doping officials, after Russian skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to compete despite testing positive for a banned drug.

By Bill Chappell/NPR
February 13, 2022 | 6:54 AM

(Real) snow disrupts events at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Real snow altered conditions for athletes competing Sunday afternoon

By Jaclyn Diaz/NPR
February 12, 2022 | 9:24 AM

‘They’ve ruined it for all of us,’ ex-Olympic skater says of Russia doping scandal

15-year-old Russian star figure skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned drug

By Tom Goldman/NPR
February 12, 2022 | 7:16 AM

“Never too late”: Older athletes are breaking records at the 2022 Beijing Olympics

NPR found at least 140 athletes from each participating country set to compete in these Winter Games that are over the age of 35

By Jaclyn Diaz/NPR
February 5, 2022 | 9:09 AM

In Beijing, Olympic ideals coexist with authoritarian rule

The Games come at a time when democracy can look like it’s in retreat.

By Tim Sullivan/AP
January 26, 2022 | 2:16 PM

The Stand: How One Gesture Shook The World

Delve into the circumstances that compelled runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos to make an iconic gesture of defiance at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

By Fred Vigeant/WITF
January 15, 2022 | 8:52 AM

Clap, don’t chant: China aims for ‘Zero COVID’ Olympics

Athletes will need to be vaccinated and tested daily at the Winter Olympics in Beijing next month.

By The Associated Press
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