African athletes have blazed a trail at Winter Olympics for over 60 years

Athletes from around the world are in the Italian Alps for the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday – including 13 ...
AFRO American Newspapers

History in motion: A look at the Black athletes of the 2026 Winter Olympics

Black athletes from around the world are competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, with Team USA, Canada, Jamaica, Nigeria, Benin, Madagascar, Eritrea and Kenya all represented in various sports ...
NBC Olympics

Representation on the rise: African nations double presence at these Winter Olympics

Fourteen athletes from eight African nations are set to compete at the Winter Olympics, marking a significant increase from Beijing 2022.

Associated Press complains the Winter Olympics are too darn white

The Associated Press is naming and shaming majority-white European nations competing in the Winter Olympics for their ...

Europe’s rising diversity is not reflected at the Winter Olympics. Culture plays a big role

The lack of athletes of color at the Winter Olympics — and in winter sports in general — has been a recurring theme in the U.S., which is sending one of its most diverse teams to the Games. It hasn’t ...

More than the Score: When will Africa win its first Winter Olympic medal?

More than 3500 athletes from 93 countries will be competing for 195 medals at the Milan-Cortina Games. Three countries will ...