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

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The lack of athletes of color at the Winter Olympics — and in winter sports in general — has been a recurring theme in the ...

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

South Africa are set to be the best-represented African country at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics (Feb. 6-22), with ...

Maryan Hashi remembers the thoughts running through her mind when she began hitting the ski slopes in northern Sweden. As a Black woman from Somalia, she felt like an “alien.” “Am I wearing the ...

There will be 93 countries, plus numerous athletes from Russia and Belarus, competing at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter ...

The 25th Winter Olympic Games are upon us, with Italy set to host the Games for the fourth time. The schedule at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics is set to look similar to previous iterations ...

Some individual athletes from the banned countries will be permitted to participate in the Milano Cortina Winter Games ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics are bringing thousands of athletes from around the world together for more than two weeks of ...

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Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, where hockey and snowboarding events will ...