"London's 2012 Wenlock was shame," Yeomans told Newsweek. She explained that "I went to those Olympics with my 12-year-old son and husband, and I don't even remember seeing the mascot. If we did ...

Sadiq Khan wants London to bid for the 2040 Olympics and insists the capital can host the Games ‘brilliantly’ and ‘very cheaply’. London 2012 proved to be a monumental success and Khan ...

They’re called the “Phryges” (pronounced FREE-jh), and they can be seen all around Paris — hyping up crowds, waved as stuffed plushies or affixed to Olympics merchandise, including water ...

[Editor's note: this post is from 2022, but with the 2024 Olympics starting, it's a good time to revisit it!] It feels like every time we've seen a mascot revealed for an upcoming Olympics Games ...

SALT LAKE CITY — London wants to be the first city to host an Olympics four times. The United Kingdom capital is poised to bid again after hosting the Summer Games in 1908, 1948 and, most ...

The Olympic mascot – a cartoonish encapsulation of the host city’s culture and history – is so important, designs are often selected and finalized years before the Games take place.

Assefa made up for second-place finishes in London and the Paris Olympics last year by pulling away from Joyciline Jepkosgei near the end to finish in 2 hours, 15 minutes and 50 seconds.

The U.S. defeated Brazil 1-0 in the gold medal match of the 2024 Paris Olympics to clinch its first gold medal since the 2012 London Olympics. With five gold medals, Team USA remains the only team ...

Sam Bush for The New York Times Before Paris, London demonstrated in the 2012 Olympics that host cities didn’t have to end up with empty venues long after the Games are over. Hundreds of acres ...

Once it became clear the capital couldn't host the Games due to the financial impact of the disaster, London was selected as the substitute host city, according to Olympics.com. Alleged footage ...

The three were en route to the FedEx Cup Playoffs in Memphis, Tennessee, following the Olympics in Paris, but made a pit stop in London. While there, Matsuyama had his wallet stolen, while both ...

London wants to be the first city to host an Olympics four times. The United Kingdom capital is poised to bid again after hosting the Summer Games in 1908, 1948 and, most recently, in 2012.