Hacker News with Generative AI: Olympics

Inside the dirtiest race in Olympic history (theguardian.com)
How did the women’s 1500m in the 2012 London Olympics get its unenviable reputation? Athletes who were cheated out of medals talk about what happened that day – and how the results have slowly unravelled

Sports, Olympics, History, Controversy

5 points by frereubu 27 days ago | 0 comments

Olympic Gold Medalist Dominates the 100M at Her Kid's Sports Day Event (kottke.org)
If you’re one of those people who watches the Olympics and wishes they’d put a normal person in the competition so we can see how fast the athletes really are, this one’s for you.

Olympics, Sports, Humor

63 points by oatsandsugar 36 days ago | 55 comments

Cheating scandal shocks ski jumping, topples Olympic champions (apnews.com)

Sports, Olympics, Scandals, Skiing

19 points by frereubu 71 days ago | 10 comments

IOC long shot Watanabe hopes 'crazy' Olympic idea sparks debate (japantimes.co.jp)
Japan's Morinari Watanabe is a rank outsider to become International Olympic Committee president but he hopes his "crazy idea" to host the Games in five cities at once can spark debate.

Olympics, Japan, Sports, Politics, International Relations

47 points by PaulHoule 119 days ago | 54 comments

Why China is losing interest in English (economist.com)
IN PREPARATION FOR the summer Olympics in 2008, the authorities in Beijing, the host city and China’s capital, launched a campaign to teach English to residents likely to come in contact with foreign visitors.

China, English Language, Education, Culture, Olympics

15 points by United857 160 days ago | 0 comments

IBM 305 RAMAC and the 1960 Winter Olympics (pncnmnp.github.io)

IBM, History, Technology, Olympics

95 points by pncnmnp 262 days ago | 16 comments

Los Angeles is in a 4-year sprint to deliver a car-free 2028 Olympics (theconversation.com)

Los Angeles, Olympics, Transportation, Urban Planning

72 points by rntn 271 days ago | 102 comments

Gastroenteritis Rates Higher in Seine Events Than in Previous Olympics (medpagetoday.com)

Gastroenteritis, Health, Olympics, France

21 points by mhb 274 days ago | 6 comments

2024 Paris Olympics: No, breaking shouldn't be an Olympic sport (yahoo.com)

Sports, Olympics, Paris, 2024

25 points by karlmush 284 days ago | 24 comments

The case for pole dancing in the Olympics (vox.com)

Olympics, Sports, Pole Dancing

16 points by zeristor 285 days ago | 10 comments

China's cheating threatens to wreck Paris Olympics, US anti-drugs chief says (politico.eu)

Sports, China, Olympics, Doping

10 points by cwwc 285 days ago | 1 comments

No-car Games: Los Angeles Olympic venues only accessible by public transit (apnews.com)

Transportation, Los Angeles, Olympics, Public Transit

43 points by cwwc 286 days ago | 27 comments

U.S. Athletes Are Taking Full Advantage of Free Healthcare in Olympic Village (si.com)

Sports, Healthcare, Olympics

27 points by ZeroGravitas 287 days ago | 22 comments

What are the Olympics shooting competitors wearing on their faces? (core77.com)

Olympics, Sports Equipment, Design

213 points by surprisetalk 289 days ago | 127 comments

Poetry was an official Olympic event (smithsonianmag.com)

Poetry, Olympics, History

142 points by apollinaire 289 days ago | 133 comments

How Olympic Timing Works (howstuffworks.com)

Olympics, Sports, Technology

75 points by histories 289 days ago | 50 comments

Olympic athletes (legally) use banned drugs (cbc.ca)

Olympics, Sports, Doping

22 points by atomlib 291 days ago | 15 comments

Baron who revived Olympics believed they were a religion of perfection and peace (theconversation.com)

History, Olympics, Religion, Culture

36 points by rntn 292 days ago | 60 comments

Google Pulls Olympics AI Ad 'Dear Sydney' (adage.com)

Google, Advertising, Olympics, Artificial Intelligence

24 points by kjhughes 294 days ago | 12 comments

Olympic surfing comes to a 'poisoned' paradise (nytimes.com)

Olympics, Surfing, Environmental Issues

13 points by Thevet 296 days ago | 14 comments

She's a Four-Time Olympian. Her Parents Want Her to Get a Real Job (wsj.com)

Olympics, Sports, Family, Career

8 points by mgh2 297 days ago | 2 comments

The Olympic flame isn't fire. So what is it? (text.npr.org)

Olympics, Science, Chemistry

7 points by mooreds 297 days ago | 2 comments

French fiber optic cables cut in latest Olympics sabotage (axios.com)

Olympics, Sabotage, France, Fiber Optics, Technology

27 points by AlphaWeaver 297 days ago | 18 comments

Olympic men's triathlon postponed due to river pollution (theverge.com)

Sports, Olympics, Environment, Pollution

45 points by rntn 297 days ago | 22 comments

French Internet Lines Cut in Latest Attack During Olympics (bloomberg.com)

Cybersecurity, France, Olympics

22 points by 2OEH8eoCRo0 298 days ago | 4 comments

Hosting the Olympics has become financially untenable, economists say (cnn.com)

Economics, Olympics, Finance

29 points by paulpauper 300 days ago | 59 comments

France high-speed rail traffic disrupted by 'malicious acts' on Olympic ceremony (lemonde.fr)

France, Transportation, Olympics, Cyberattacks

182 points by Kuinox 302 days ago | 508 comments

Olympic officials try to crush U.S. probes of China doping, threaten SLC Games (npr.org)

Olympics, China, Doping, Sports, Politics

38 points by yasp 303 days ago | 7 comments

New Zealand "deeply shocked" after Canada drone-spied on its Olympic practices (arstechnica.com)

New Zealand, International Relations, Surveillance, Olympics, Canada

35 points by LinuxBender 303 days ago | 6 comments

Olympic officials try to crush US Chinese doping probe, threaten Salt Lake Games (text.npr.org)

Olympics, Doping, International Relations

7 points by rntn 303 days ago | 0 comments