Kenyan marathon great Eliud Kipchoge said he is honored to be named one of the Olympic flagbearers during Friday's opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Games.

The Olympic Games have historically rejected Black athletes based on race, banned them for protesting, disqualified them for ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / February 5, 2026 / International Olympic Committee newsOlympic hockey player Hugo Inglis from New Zealand, Olympic rugby sevens player Kevin Wekesa from Kenya, the ...

Even though the Olympics connect the global village, the Winter Games remain a distant dream for Africa, a continent where ...

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Two Kenyans, Sabrina Wanjiku Simader and Issa Laborde, will compete in Alpine Skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy commence on February 6 at San Siro, hosted by Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, featuring Nigeria's cross-country skier Samuel Ikpefan.

If aerial skier Winter Vinecki is going to win an Olympic medal, she needs to push herself to limits only a few women have.

Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to share its plan to promote clean sport directly with athletes ...

The event will gather athletes from over 90 countries, featuring record female participation and new events like ski ...

The biggest Asian American name not on Team USA is Eileen Gu. The 22-year-old freestyle skier from San Francisco is once again competing for China. Not only is she ultra-talented in skiing, she ...

Simader, Kenya’s trailblazer on snow, will compete in Alpine Skiing at her third Olympic Games, further cementing her status ...