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Redmond's Finish Proves Race Not Always Won by the Swiftest

Derek Redmond’s triumph didn’t make the Olympic record books

AP WAS THERE: 1988 Seoul Olympics

The Associated Press was in Seoul when it staged the last Olympics of the Cold War era

AP WAS THERE: 1980 Olympics

The Associated Press was there during the 1980 Moscow Olympics

Cold War rivalries split the Olympics in Moscow in 1980

The Cold War made for decades of tense Olympic battles between the United States and the Soviet Union

Wilma Rudolph turns in triple gold performance in Rome Games

Wilma Rudolph’s biggest challenge turned out not to be double pneumonia, scarlet fever or polio

"Blood in the Water:" War in the 1956 Olympic pool

Quentin Tarantino called a documentary film about it “the best untold story ever.”

AP WAS THERE: 1956 Melbourne Olympics "Blood in the Water"

The Associated Press was there during the 1956 Melbourne Olympics

USOPC opens books, gives more detail about sports funding

New financial reports from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee include unprecedented detail about money that goes to the sports organizations it oversees

Tokyo Paralympic competition schedule will be same next year

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic schedule remains essentially unchanged for the event postponed until next year

AP WAS THERE: 1952 Helsinki Games

BOYCOTT GAMES: Fields harbors no anger despite missing '80

In the grand scheme of things, Benn Fields knows he’s lucky

Hungary's one-armed shooter wins 1948 Olympic gold

Károly Takács was one of Hungary’s finest pistol shooters when a defective hand grenade blew off his right shooting hand during an army drill

AP WAS THERE: 1932 Los Angeles Olympics

The Associated Press was there during the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, covering the most modern Summer Games up to that time

Los Angeles' first Olympics set template for future Games

Los Angeles’ first Olympics set template for future Games

AP Was There: 16-year-old American wins 1st women's 100 dash

The Associated Press was there for the first gold medal in an Olympic track race for women

1928 Amsterdam: Women's track, gymnastics debut at Olympics

The 1928 Amsterdam Olympics were the first Summer Games that allowed women to compete in track and field or gymnastics

Nurmi set 2 Olympic records within an hour at 1924 Games

Paavo Nurmi set an Olympic record in the 1,500-meter race at the 1924 Paris Games and then set an Olympic record in the 5,000 less than an hour later

AP WAS THERE: 1924 Paris Olympics

The Associated Press coverage of the 1924 Paris Olympics included this story about Americans dominating track and field events on July 8

Paris Olympics in 1924 set stage for Hollywood endings

There was a soon-to-be Hollywood star in the pool and a soon-to-be Hollywood ending on the track at the 1924 Paris Olympics

Brazil sets Olympic camp in Portugal due to pandemic at home

Rio Maior, a relatively small Portuguese city of 21,000 residents outside Lisbon, is the new Rio de Janeiro for 72 high-performance Olympians from Brazil

Qatar interested in bidding for 2032 Olympics, Paralympics

Qatar is keen on on hosting the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Thorpe's scandal-tainted 1912 golds still resonate, amaze

Thorpe’s scandal-tainted 1912 golds still resonate, amaze

3 sporting trailblazers light up Stockholm Olympics in 1912

The Olympics Games in Stockholm in 1912 featured stand-out performances by three sporting trailblazers

Protests, disqualifications stoked controversy at 1908 Games

The 1908 Olympics weren’t even meant to be in London

Column: Olympic athletes ponder what might've been in Tokyo

It should have been one of the greatest nights in sports

IOC apologizes, deletes tweet about 1936 Berlin Olympics

The IOC has apologized and deleted a Twitter message which some saw as celebrating Nazi Germany’s hosting of the 1936 Berlin Olympics

AP WAS THERE: 1904 St. Louis Olympics

The Associated Press was there for the first Summer Olympics on American soil

St. Louis Olympics was really World's Fair with some sports

The first Summer Olympics held in the U.S. looked unlike anything that had happened previously in Europe

Ben Jipcho, the 'rabbit' who helped Keino beat Ryun, dies

Kenyan runner Ben Jipcho has died at the age off 77

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