Eight writers on the meaning of Olympic sports. Part 3: Weightlifting

The uniforms for the Opening Ceremony have to fit all builds and be on message—but the best are relaxed and athletic.

How Olympic gymnastics beat score inflation and became a sport.

The ruling class's preference for optics over substance is part of a pattern that stretches back centuries.

The 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles were the first to be financed without government funds—and they were also the most profitable.

Nell Zink has a modest proposal for the next generation of global sport.

To understand global inequality, you have to understand Brazil's inequality.

The Olympics have become too big, too costly and too complicated to be hosted by a single city.

Ten refugee athletes will march under the Olympic flag in Rio.