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1972. The Munich Olympics. Palestinian members of the Black September group murder 11 Israeli athletes. Nine hundred million people watch the crisis unfold on television, witnessing a tragedy that inaugurates the modern age of terror.

Autobiography of Hall of Fame basketball star Clyde Drexler, one of basketball history's most dynamic players. Through his fifteen-year career as an NBA player, Clyde Drexler played with elegance and flair, leadership and poise, integrity and an ability to come through in the clutch. He led the Portland Trail Blazers to the NBA Finals twice and helped the Houston Rockets win the NBA championship in 1995. A ten-time All-Star, a member of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team, and now a member of basketball’s Hall of Fame, Drexler reached the top of his profession without revealing many of his inner thoughts on himself or the game.

At Olympics.com, we tell Olympic stories year-round. Come along with us for in-depth interviews with the inspiring individuals who capture the world's imagination every two years as they go faster, higher, stronger - together. Host Nick McCarvel is joined regularly by one-of-a-kind guests - including athletes themselves, coaches, sporting legends - as well as Olympics.com producers and contributors - and more. Catch new episodes on Wednesdays every other week.

In Olympic Goldrush we follow b-boys Lee Demierre, Tawfiq Amrani and Gaëtan 'Lagaet' Alin during the defining moments in the qualification process for the Olympic Games in Paris, where breaking will be an Olympic sport for the first time in history. They’re all members of The Ruggeds crew and they’re all trying to qualify with different National teams. Lee with the Dutch Team, Tawfiq with the Morrocan Team and Lagaet with Team France. Who’s gonna make it? What does it take to get there? How did breaking become an Olympic sport anyway? The series drops on July 7th 2024

I giorni delle Olimpiadi. Quelli che ricordiamo, quelli che abbiamo dimenticato, quelli che mancano a Milano-Cortina 2026. Storie che s'intrecciano come cerchi olimpici, da Atene 1896 o forse anche da prima. E forse per sempre.

Le Olimpiadi sono fatte di storie. Sono le vite degli atleti e delle atlete, il percorso che hanno fatto per arrivare ai giochi. Sono anche i momenti rimasti nella memoria, le cerimonie, le proteste. Nel podcast Olympic Stories raccontiamo le storie delle Olimpiadi e quelle degli sportivi, il ruolo delle donne e la meraviglia di Parigi invasa dallo sport.

From America’s Finest City to the world stage in Japan. We’re under 100 days out from the Olympics and San Diego star athletes have their sights set on one thing: representing Team USA in Tokyo. Join NBC 7 Anchor Steven Luke as he profiles dozens of San Diego athletes headed to the Summer Games to achieve their Olympic Dreams.

"Olympic Moments, through Art" is from the August 12, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Melena Ryzik and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"Olympics History Rewritten: New Doping Tests Topple the Podium" is from the November 21, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Rebecca R. Ruiz and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Olympic Cover-Up: Why You Won't See Some Shoe Logos" is from the August 02, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Jeré Longman and Joe Ward and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Renegade documentation from the streets of Vancouver at parties, games, events, concerts, protests, and beer gardens. Host Dave Olson AKA Uncle Weed is an experienced Olympic pundit and pioneer of social media at Olympics since Nagano 1998.

Join Olympic medalists Robert "Blastoff" Esmie and David Payne as we breakdown the day's action from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games. With expert insight, behind the scenes access and never before heard stories, there's never a dull moment on the most exciting Olympic podcast out there. Catch us on the official Fan Arch Youtube page or on your favourite podcasting platform. New episodes EVERY DAY of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games!

"The Olympics Make a Grown Man Cry" is from the August 09, 2016, Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Frank Bruni and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Olympic Style Inspires Kids and Some Adults" is from the August 17, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Crystal Martin and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Se você é apaixonado pelos Jogos Olímpicos e todos os valores que eles representam, esse é o seu podcast em português, apresentado por Virgílio Neto e Sheila Vieira, editores do Olympics.com. Mergulhe com a gente no universo dos esportes Olímpicos com entrevistas, histórias, informações e curiosidades.

Every 4 years we get a chance to see the world's best athletes compete in the Olympics. Well, here's a few points to ponder, and some things you may not know!

Set against the backdrop of the turbulent late 1960s and early 1970s, this compelling audiobook provides the first comprehensive history of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, notorious for the abduction of Israeli Olympians by Palestinian terrorists and the hostages' tragic deaths after a botched rescue mission by the German police. Drawing on a wealth of newly available sources from the time, eminent historian David Clay Large explores the 1972 festival in all its ramifications.

Amistad. Respeto. Excelencia.Los Juegos Olímpicos, como nunca los habías escuchado. Te traemos todo lo que tienes que saber sobre el mayor evento deportivo del planeta: entrevistas, noticias, curiosidades, datos y mucho más. Conducido por Lorena Encabo desde Madrid y Julián Polo desde París.

The 1948 Olympics were very different from the impressive spectacle that London put on in 2012. Three years after the end of the Second World War, Britain was still gripped by austerity. Rationing was still in force, severe bomb damage was still much in evidence and no new sports facilities...

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