Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas wins the gold medal during the women’s 400-meters during the Tokyo Olympic Games in August 2021. Matthias Hangst/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Matthias Hangst/Getty Images Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas wins the gold medal during the women’s 400-meters during the Tokyo Olympic Games in
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In an Olympics first, track and field gold medalists to be awarded prize money
Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists in Paris. The move is a symbolic break with the amateur past of the Olympics in one of the games’ most-watched
After Russian doping decision, the U.S. suddenly has 9 new Olympic golden medalists
Nathan Chen competes at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. Chen and the rest of Team USA are now gold medal winners in the team event following a Russian doping decision against Kamila Valieva. Natacha Pisarenko/AP hide caption toggle caption Natacha Pisarenko/AP Nathan Chen competes at
I.O.C. Seeks Solutions After 2 Medalists from China Wore Mao Pins
The Worldwide Olympic Committee stated it was investigating a possible breach of Olympic rules after two cyclists from China wore pins bearing the silhouette of Mao Zedong in a medal ceremony. The small pink and gold pins — as soon as ubiquitous symbols representing Mao’s three-decade rule over China —