Despite the efforts of Japanese and Olympic officials to quash the debate, pressure on the Games' organizing chief is mounting over his recent comments that women talk too much in board meetings.

With the Winter Olympics set for next year, NPR's Scott Simon talks about the push by some human rights groups to move the games out of Beijing.

For bobsledder and Georgia native Elana Meyers Taylor, the Olympics are a culmination of more than a decade of work. She won three medals including...

Traffic Cams In School Zones Douglasville Athlete Wins Olympic Silver New "Dialing While Driving" Measure Proposed

Last week President Trump disparaged professional football players for kneeling during the national anthem. The president’s comments generated gestures...

During the 1996 Olympics, Atlanta's Varsity drive-in was ground zero for Olympic pin trading. The restaurant's parking lot was open around the clock so...

"Outkast and Goodie Mob are sincerely detailing what they hear the community discuss," said Georgia State University professor Maurice Hobson. He is the...

It's been 20 years since Atlanta became an Olympic city. The city transformed after that moment. We spend the hour on how the 1996 Olympics changed...

Twenty years have passed since Atlanta became an Olympic city. We look back at the games and examine how the city transformed with former NPR...

The 2016 Rio Olympics will be kicking off next month, but this year also marks the 20th anniversary of the 1996 Atlanta games. And one of the biggest...

Preparations are underway for the Summer Olympic Games in Rio, and Atlanta is home to one of the best track and field teams in the world. The Georgia...

Muhammad Ali will be laid to rest on Friday. The champion fighter and famed activist touched many lives around the world. Retired Georgia state trooper...