These strange Olympic facts are pure gold. But you can read on to find out how much pure gold is actually in a gold medal.

Kirsty Coventry, the multi-Olympic swimming champion who last year became the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee, addressed the General Assembly at the latest vote in November. Watching peaceful competition, she said, inspired her to begin her gold-medal journey as a young girl in Zimbabwe.

This past week, Switzerland and Greece announced its 2026 Winter Olympic teams. Tanguy Nef '20 was named to Team Switzerland while AJ Ginnis '20, Greece's

Before the thrill of victory; before the agony of defeat; before the gold medalist's national anthem plays, there is the Olympic torch. A symbol of

Olympic organisers invoke ancient truce to call for suspension of war - The tradition stretches back to ancient Greece