VANCOUVER, British Columbia – When Robel Teklemariam is asked if he has a nickname back home in Ethiopia, the Olympic men’s cross-country skier – yes, you read that right – notes that there’s no word ...

Ethiopia’s Robel Kiros Habte doesn’t fit the shape of the prototypical Olympic swimmer, a fact that made him the object of some derision on the Internet.

Lilesa said he had not been contacted directly by any government official but believed that he could not return home once he had made his protest gesture. Lilesa crossed his arms above his head in an ...

Olympic officials from Africa have taken their concerns about a visa program for entering the United States to leaders of the ...

The 24-year-old son of the country's swimming boss ranked 59th out of 59 competitors in the men's 100m freestyle heats The 24-year-old son of the country's swimming boss ranked 59th out of 59 ...

What track and field really needed was a Usain Bolt-like jolt to steer the conversation away from the endless string of crime, punishment and doping that nearly sank the sport over the past year. What ...