Stories that go beyond the sport itself
Ma Long (马龙) (born October 20, 1988) is a Chinese table tennis player widely regarded as the greatest male player…
Nacho
Jul 18
Tommie Smith (June 6, 1944) and John Carlos (June 5, 1945) were American sprinters who, at the 1968 Mexico City…
Clara
Jul 10
Terry Fox (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian cancer research activist and long-distance runner who, after…
Clara
Jul 9
Gino Bartali (July 18, 1914 — May 5, 2000) was an Italian road cyclist and three-time Giro d’Italia champion. During…
Clara
Jul 8
Petra Schneider of East Germany won the 400m individual medley at the 1980 Moscow Olympics at age 17, setting a…
Clara
Jun 26
Birgit Fischer — the most decorated female paddler in Olympic history — won eight gold and four silver medals across…
Clara
Jun 25
Rong Guotuan (容国团) struck a forehand drive in a Dortmund gymnasium in April 1959 and changed China forever. He was…
Clara
Jun 23
Natalie du Toit was born on January 29, 1984, in Cape Town, South Africa. At seventeen, she lost her left…
Clara
Jun 22
Muhammad Ali — born January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. Died June 3, 2016 at age 74. Three-time world heavyweight…
Nacho
Jun 20
Marguerite Broquedis — born April 17, 1893 in Pau, France. Died March 13, 1983, age 89. At the 1912 Stockholm…
Clara
Jun 16