The 1904 Olympics were the first to take place in the United States, and they established the tradition of awarding gold, ...

To clear the finish line, the bow of the canoe or the kayak must cross the line, which is marked by a pair of red flags on either side of the course. How does the start work? Olympic races use a ...

All 10 Olympic sailing events are contested in fleet races – meaning a group of boats race against each other with the first boat to cross the finish line named the winner. For each of these classes, ...

And in the Beijing Games in 2022 Norway (with 99 athletes) was tops in medals, yet again beating the USA (with 223 athletes) ...

Kinzang Lhamo finished in last place in women's Olympic marathon on Sunday The Bhutanese athlete received a rousing reception as she neared the finish line Kinzang Lhamo may have finished last in ...

One of Omega's timing technology developers walks WSJ through the technology used at the starting line at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Photo: Omega ...

READ MORE: Double Olympic champion Brownlee retires aged 36 Available to UK users only. When Alistair Brownlee helped brother Jonny over finish line. Video, 00:02:25When Alistair Brownlee helped ...

Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet smashed ... own as she sprinted through the race and embraced friends at the finish line after adding another accolade to her name, having won the 5,000 ...

But as soon as I crossed the finish line and it was very cemented that I would make the team and I was the third person to make it. I don’t know, like there’s not really words to describe what it’s ...

At the Olympic trials last June ... When Benjamin crossed the finish line in front of 200-meter gold medalist Letsile Tebogo of Botswana, Wilson screamed from the stands. Despite not running ...