Olympic News
Mabel Staton, trailblazer who was US team’s only female long jumper at the 1952 Olympics, dies at 92
Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, died Thursday. She was 92.
Staton, who went by the…
IOC finds Olympic sponsor in China through 2032 to replace Panasonic of Japan
BEIJING (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has found a sponsor in China to replace long-term commercial partner Panasonic from Japan.
TCL was signed to an eight-year, four-Olympics deal through 2032 in the sponsor category of home…
Olympic organizing team unveiled for 2030 Winter Games in French Alps
LYON, France (AP) — Just five years before the opening ceremony, French organizers of the 2030 Winter Games put on a united front Tuesday to unveil the team given the tightest schedule of any modern Olympics.
The 2030 French Alps Olympics…
