Olympic Games, athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and was revived in the late 19th century. Before the 1970s the Games were officially limited to competitors with amateur status, but in the 1980s many events were opened to professional athletes.

Olympic Games, athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and was revived in the late 19th century. Before the 1970s the Games were officially limited to competitors with amateur status, but in the 1980s many events were opened to professional athletes. Winter Olympics: Alpine skiing was introduced for the first time. 1936: Berlin, Germany: First televised Olympics. Summer Olympics: First Olympics to be televised, however the footage could only be watched on local television. Basketball became an Olympic sport for the first time and was won by the USA. 1940: Cancelled – Cancelled due to Rome, 1960 - At the Rome Olympics, Soviets won 15 of the 16 possible medals in women's gymnastics. Tokyo, 1964 - Sixteen nations made their first appearance in the Tokyo Olympics. Mexico, 1968 - These are the only Olympic Games held in Latin America. Also at these games, East and West Germany send their separate teams for the first time. Tokyo: July 2021. The Tokyo Olympics will come your way July 23 – Aug. 8, 2021. More Details > Feb 20, 2020 · Mattel has released a line of five new Barbie dolls to celebrate the sports joining the Olympics this year in Tokyo. New this year are surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing and karate. Feb 21, 2020 · INDIANAPOLIS (TEGNA) — Mattel has released a line of five new Barbie dolls to celebrate the sports joining the Olympics this year in Tokyo. New this year are surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing and karate. Softball is also coming back for the first time since 2008.

April Ross and Alix Klineman won the AVP Monster Hydro Cup final in Long Beach, Calif. It was the first beach volleyball tournament since the COVID-19 pandemic halted sporting events.

Jul 24, 2019 · The Olympics are held in such high esteem that multiple stars still currently playing deep and into their 30s are using the motivation of Tokyo 2020 as a potential career finish line. Aug 18, 2016 · USA Basketball loves itself some defensive-minded, do-everything wings, a line that can be traced from Tayshaun Prince (2008) to Andre Iguodala (2012) to Jimmy Butler (2016). Peacock, whose 2020 rollout initially was predicated on the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, had to switch gears when COVID-19 forced the postponement of the Games to 2021. On Wednesday, the NBCUniversal …

Aug 18, 2016 · USA Basketball loves itself some defensive-minded, do-everything wings, a line that can be traced from Tayshaun Prince (2008) to Andre Iguodala (2012) to Jimmy Butler (2016).

Apr 09, 2020 · NBCSN Olympics TV schedule features programming nightly from April 13-26, featuring Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, Simone Biles and official Olympic films. Jul 24, 2019 · The Olympics are held in such high esteem that multiple stars still currently playing deep and into their 30s are using the motivation of Tokyo 2020 as a potential career finish line. Aug 18, 2016 · USA Basketball loves itself some defensive-minded, do-everything wings, a line that can be traced from Tayshaun Prince (2008) to Andre Iguodala (2012) to Jimmy Butler (2016). Peacock, whose 2020 rollout initially was predicated on the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, had to switch gears when COVID-19 forced the postponement of the Games to 2021. On Wednesday, the NBCUniversal … 21 hours ago · The United States took a Black athlete to an Olympics for the first time, and John Taylor was part of the gold-medal winning 4×400-meter team. It was the first time relays had featured in track Why the heck did you build a Line following robot? Most of the members of our APEGA (The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta) Science Olympics team have been together for five years, completing challenges together since grade seven (we’re now in grade eleven). Watch the best moments of the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button, the BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app. Nicole Cooke was just 12 when she told a BBC reporter