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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
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
Super Rich Travelers Dock Yachts in East London for Olympic Games
Staying at a luxury hotel during the Olympics is just so Beijing 2008.
Q&A: Stella McCartney, Designer of Great Britain’s Uniforms
While other designers stop at making the gear the athletes parade in during the ceremonies, McCartney takes her fashion know-how and pairs it with cutting-edge technology to make uniforms the British team will actually compete in