Italy and China led all nations with seven medals each in shooting in 2016 ... Live pigeons were the targets for two shooting events on the 1900 program, marking the only time the killing of animals ...

this year’s summer Games is offering more free events than any previous Olympics, and the Paris Olympics will be the first to feature an outdoors opening ceremony for all to see. The main ...

but the racing events in the pool are well under way. Check out how to watch all of the Olympic swimming. Slight tweak to the track and field lineup: An event called the marathon race walk mixed ...

As the Olympic torch struggles to find its ... Whoever went the furthest through the water won the event. During the 1904 games, all five Plunge for Distance diving contestants came from the ...

Indeed, the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo—which run from July ... Here is my ranking of all 339 events, from worst to best, based on how exciting they will be to watch. I’m also giving you ...

Just ask a hot air balloon aficionado. Live pigeon shooting may be the "weirdest and most bizarre Olympic event of all time," said NPR. It occurred at the 1900 Olympic Games (which also took place ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover travel, specializing in adventure and the great outdoors. The Olympics are rooted in tradition, with the first official Summer ...