BEIJING (AP) — Beijing was awarded the 2008 Summer Olympics, largely under the assumption that the Games would improve civil liberties in the country. There is no such talk now. The 2022 Winter ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The 2024 Paris Olympics have concluded, and we watched Simone Biles tumble to the beat of ...

China’s repression in Tibet, the status of the exiled Dalai Lama, and its treatment of ethnic minorities spurred violent protests ahead of Beijing’s 2008 Olympics. It could happen again. China is to ...

No basketball. No volleyball, long jump, or steeplechase. Instead, the robot Olympics will have events that reflect how ...

(Amsterdam) – Candidates for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) failed to adequately address human rights and good governance in documents outlining their proposed programs, ...

We’re just a year away from the Olympics now, and one aspect of the conventional expectation—that we’d see a charm offensive from Beijing on the human rights front—hasn’t happened. At least according ...

Claudia Echeverry, Regional President and Managing Director, Latin America for Special Olympics talks equity and inclusion and planning for the Unifed 3x3 Basketball World Cup. Roughly 200 athletes ...

The team at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics Committee continues to shake up — this time, as SVP of human resources Kristina Guillen steps down. Guillen’s resignation came just two weeks after chief ...