Official Olympic Channel by the IOC

Two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbaeva will be an official Ambassador of the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games in China.

Insibaeva was already...

Prior to the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games, the women's marathon had never featured in the modern Olympics. It was also seldom run earlier in the century mainly due to health fears.

After concerns had been raised at the ...

Michael Gross - Germany - Swimming - 200m Freestyle - Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games

American swimmers were widely expected to dominate the pool at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles and for the most part it was the Stars and ...

USA - 4x100m Relay - Athletics - London 1948 Olympic Games

The 4x100 metres relay is one of the most expected team events in the Athletics competition at the Olympic Games. At the London 1948 Games it was no different.

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The regatta at the Olympics Games in Paris in 1924 were held at Le Havre. Four years after 14 classes competed at the Antwerp Games, only three classes were in competition on the choppy waters of the English Channel.

Wil...

Watch the men's 69kg weightlifting final at the 2010 YOG in Singapore:

Gold - Nijat Rahimov (AZE)

Silver - Gong Xingbin (CHN)

Bronze - Ediel Mar...

Rafer Johnson & Chuan-Kwang Yang - Men's decathlon - Rome 1960 Olympic Games

The decathlon competition at the Rome 1960 Olympic Games wasn't just a fantastic display of athletics skills. It was also an example of Friendsh...

Galina Prozumenshchikova - USSR - Swimming - 200m breaststroke - Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games

The Soviet Union's first gold medal in swimming came from a youthful source - Galina Prozumenshchikova was just 15 years old but he...

Eventing is usually considered the most complete combined competition discipline and demands of the competitor and horse considerable experience in all branches of equitation. It covers every aspect of horsemanship: the ha...

Judo made its very first appearance at the Olympic Games in 1964 in Tokyo. However, it was not included in the Olympic programme in 1968 in Mexico City, but returned, never to leave again, at the 1972 Games in Munich. As f...

Mary Lou Retton - USA - Artistic Gymnastics - Individual All-around - Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games

Prior to the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, no American man or woman had won the all-around artistic gymnastics gold...

Four years earlier at the London Games, the Jamaican team for the 4x400m relay was a definite favourite. Arthur Wint and Herbert McKenley had taken gold and silver, respectively, in the individual 400m final. However, Wint...

Percy Williams - Canada - Athletics - Men's 100m - Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games

Percy Williams was the very antithesis of the modern day sprinter. While now the muscular, powerful, bulky speedsters prevail, Williams was s...

You don't become the most decorated without dedicating yourself to excellence throughout your career.

It took Michael Phelps much longer than that, but in 15 seconds you can already see what Excellence is about.

Discover...

Relive the men's 110m hurdles final at the 2010 YOG in Singapore.

Gold - Nicholas Hough (AUS)

Silver - Wang Dongqiang (CHN)

Bronze - Jussi Kanervo...

Bob Mathias - Decathlon - London 1948 Olympic Games

Bob Mathias was only 17 years old when his high school track coach suggested that he take up the decathlon. Less than three months later, he qualified for the U.S. Olymp...