Every four years the world comes together for an extraordinary event called the Olympic Games. This celebration of more than 200 countries provides an opportunity to honour and to learn from one another.[Full story]

As a toddler, double pneumonia and scarlet fever kept her bed-ridden. When she was just four years old, she contracted polio, which crippled her left leg and forced her to wear a heavy, metal brace wherever she went. But at 20 she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in one Olympiad.[Full story]

The greatest last place finish ever: After Akhwari crossed the finish line, a reporter asked him why he had not retired from the race, since he had no chance of winning. He seemed confused by the question. Finally, he answered: "My country did not send me to Mexico City to start the race. They sent me to finish." [Full story]

An Olympic story that teaches us the value of sportsmanship and hardware: The story begins on a cold, winter afternoon in Innsbruck at the 1964 Olympic two-man bobsled competition. A British team driven by Tony Nash had just completed its first run, which had put them in second place.[Full story]