The country of Mexico has had a long history with the modern Olympic Games beginning with Olympiad II in Paris in 1900.

In this thought-provoking episode, Leonard Armato, former manager of NBA star Shaquille O'Neal, discusses how Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's bold decision to boycott the 1968 Olympics marked the beginning of a ...

Trailblazing Path to the OlympicsKenya participated in the Olympics for her second time in 1968, just in time for Tecla’s ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- The black power freedom salute at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics was a protest felt across the world and it remains a symbol against racism and for equality. The two men ...

“Faster, Higher, Stronger” is the motto of the Olympic Games. “Angrier, nastier, uglier” better describes the scene in Mexico City last week. There, in the same stadium from which 6,200 ...

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On Sept. 20, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed a law returning the observance of Veterans Day to its original date of Nov. 11, beginning in 1978.

It was just recently announced that a Hudson Valley figure skater will be representing Team USA at the 2025 Special Olympics ...

Special Olympics, the global sports organization founded in 1968, is working to end discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities. It currently represents more than 4 million ...

Some individuals say, “Athletics and politics don’t mix.” While there is some truth to that, many sports fans use sports as a ...