As the 2026 Winter Games get started, here are some of the ways Olympic athletes are stepping up to take climate action.

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

"Being a flagbearer is a huge opportunity for me, a good opportunity to tell the story of the values the Olympics focus on. It's a good opportunity for me as a Kenyan and an African to hold the flag ...

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

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

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

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Tadatoshi Akiba was selected for his efforts to promote peace, including nuclear disarmament. Hiroshima was devastated by a U ...

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 ...

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will kick off with a 17-day competition starting with the opening ceremony at San Siro ...