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The Tokyo Summer Olympics: Smithsonian's Guide to the Games

Smithsonian's Guide to the Games

Olympian Babe Didrikson Cleared the Same Hurdles Women Athletes Face Today

The star track and field athlete of the 1930s boisterously challenged gender expectations with her record-setting athleticism
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For 60 Years, Indigenous Alaskans Have Hosted Their Own Olympics

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Olympian Babe Didrikson Cleared the Same Hurdles Women Athletes Face Today

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What the Medieval Olympics Looked Like

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The 'Protest' Olympics That Never Came to Be

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The Centuries-Old Sport of Karate Finally Gets Its Due at the Olympics

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The Little-Known History of How the Modern Olympics Got Their Start

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The Rise of the Modern Sportswoman

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Sports History Forgot About Tidye Pickett and Louise Stokes, Two Black Olympians Who Never Got Their Shot

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Synchronized Swimming Has a History That Dates Back to Ancient Rome

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Who Really Composed NBC's Olympic Theme? Not Who You Think

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How Chuck Taylor Taught America How to Play Basketball

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The Ancient History of Cheating in the Olympics

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How Fanny Blankers-Koen Became the 'Flying Housewife' of the 1948 London Games

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