The sport was actually on the program at the 1896 Olympics in Athens but was canceled due to bad weather. Until 1976, there was only a men's event, but women's events were introduced for the 1976 ...

(WBOY) — Since the Olympics started in 1896, West Virginians brought home ... women’s basketball Olympic teams in 1988, where they won gold, and 1992, where they won bronze.

In one of the biggest upsets in Olympic cycling history, Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria won the women's road race Sunday afternoon in Japan to capture her nation's first Olympic medal since the inaugural ...