If Olympic marathoner Guor Marial wins a gold medal, the “Olympic Hymn” — yes, there actually is one, and yes, it has words — would be played in place of a national anthem.
Target Practice: How the U.S. Became an Archery Power
Hint: Think red, white and blue
Olympic Men’s Soccer: All You Need to Know in 15 Tweets
Why David Beckham isn’t taking part, the greatest gold and everything else you wanted to find out about.
London’s Loss? Why Hosting the Olympics Is Bad Business
On Oct. 2, 2009, the entire country of Brazil threw a party. After a bidding process that lasted more than two years, the International Olympic Committee announced that Rio de Janeiro had won the right to hold the 2016 Summer …
Diving: The New Sport for Wunderkinds
Now that gymnastics bars competitors under 16, diving, where competitors can be as young as 14, is where the youngest stars, like Carolina Mendoza, just 15 years old, are to be found
The Olympics Have Begun, and It’s Ladies (Soccer) First
With women athletes on a more equal footing than ever in Olympic history, the women’s soccer teams have kicked-off the games with the first round of their group matches.
Mexico 1968: What Really Happened When Two Americans Raised Their Fists
A new film, “Salute,” explores how a medal-stand gesture changed the lives of Tommie Smith and John Carlos — plus the Australian silver medalist who supported them
12 Great Olympic Nicknames
Throughout history athletes have earned monikers inspired by everything from animals to the heroes of ancient myth. Here are the best — and most apt — nicknames from all 30 summer Olympic games
Olympics Fashion Fever
As sports fans and Anglophiles alike descend on London for the start of the 2012 Summer Olympics, designers are capitalizing on British mania with special items to mark the occasion.
Best Magazine Assignment Ever: Neil Leifer’s 1984 Olympic Odyssey Around the World
Neil Leifer spent a year traversing the globe to photograph athletes for TIME’s 1984 Olympics special issue