Since they started late last month, the Olympics have been involved in significant controversies. Things began with the opening ceremonies, then transitioned to boxing, and now the latest controversy ...

Take a look back at the biggest Olympics controversies, from Jordan Chiles losing her bronze medal to Tonya Harding's ...

Team USA swimmer Katie Ledecky won another medal on Thursday making her the most-decorated U.S. woman in Olympic history and further solidifying her place in swimming history as one of the Greatest Of ...

There was a star in the Swimming World Championships and she comes from a country more known for a sport played on frozen water than in a swimming pool. Canada's Summer McIntosh won four gold medals ...

There are just 30 pools in Afghanistan, only one which welcomes girls -- and it is facing militant threats for doing so. Nevertheless a handful are diving in, pioneers racing to achieve Olympic glory ...

MILAN (AP) — The IOC elected its first female member from Iran on Wednesday, who became its current youngest representative and opened the Olympic body to scrutiny over the country's record on women ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from competing in women’s sports, telling the federations overseeing swimming, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Artist Sharinna Travieso paints a "Coming Soon" message at the intersection of Francis J. McGrath Boulevard and Green Street. The ...

Color photograph of Olympic swimmers Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps wearing their medals from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Katie Ledecky is the most decorated female Olympic swimmer in history with ...

By Lisa Richwine LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Hip-hop group Public Enemy enlisted Olympians to help re-imagine one of its 1990s hits as a tribute to female athletes just as the Milano Cortina ...