Since their revival in 1896, the Olympic Games have served as a global stage for international politics, despite the International Olympic Committee’s claims of political neutrality.

The 1936 Olympic Games weren’t just about athletics — they were a calculated performance. Hitler used the event to present Nazi Germany as peaceful, modern, and respectable. Anti-Semitic signs vanished,

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — A giant portrait of Benito Mussolini hovered over the “Snow Stadium” — on the exact same grounds where the curling arena for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics now stands.

Berlin is making a bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, potentially marking a century since the controversial 1936 Games held under Nazi rule. Mayor Kai Wegner is set to unveil the city's plans on Tuesday at Berlin's Olympic Stadium, joined by ...

BERLIN — Berlin has formally presented its bid to rehost the Olympics in the same stadium where Jesse Owens starred during the 1936 Games under the Nazis. Berlin sports minister Iris Spranger on Tuesday said the city wants to put on a sustainable Olympic ...

Cortina is one of the host cities for the 2026 Winter Olympics. But during World War II, it also staged a ski championship used as propaganda by fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.