NBC Olympics 2026

Mondo Duplantis is one of the headliners for the first World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest from Sept. 11-13.

The NFL will allow players to be eligible for the Olympics under conditions.

Paul Madwin volunteered daily in the LA Memorial Coliseum in 1984, witnessing iconic Olympic moments.

Jenny Simpson, an Olympic medalist and world champion in the 1500m, went into sudden cardiac arrest at a community running event.

Victor Wembanyama can become the youngest French captain going into a major tournament in two decades.

The New York City Marathon, the last major marathon of 2026, is Nov. 1.

Allyson Felix plans to return to track and field competition in 2027 after retiring in 2022.

Eugene will host trials for a sixth consecutive time.

The U.S. has one medal at worlds with jumping still to go.

Canada topped the U.S. for the women’s world title

Athens hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896. The stadium still stands.

The U.S. ended the Pan Pacific Championships on a high note, as Will Modglin, Van Mathias, Luca Urlando, and Jack Alexy swam a Championship Record 3:29.06 to win the gold medal in the men’s 4x100m medley relay.

Katharine Berkoff, McKenzie Siroky, Gretchen Walsh, and Kate Douglass swam the women’s 4x100m medley relay in a Championship Record 3:50.43, outpacing the field nearly by five seconds.

Lani Pallister of Australia became the first swimmer to defeat Katie Ledecky in an 800m freestyle at a major meet, ending Ledecky’s streak in the event at 13 gold medals.

Having already won the 400m and 400m freestyle events, Australia’s Samuel Short added another gold medal at the Pan Pacific Championships, swimming the men’s 1500m freestyle in a Championship Record time of 14:33.97.

Zac Stubblety-Cook of Austrlia swam the men’s 200m breaststroke in 2:08.09 to edge Josh Matheny of the U.S. and claim the title at the Pan Pacific Championships.

Canada’s Alexanne Lepage (2:21.73) got to the wall nearly a second ahead of American Kate Douglass to win the women’s 200m breaststroke at the Pan Pacific Championships.

Australia’s Jamie Jack’s time of 21.35 seconds was a lifetime best and Championship Record, resulting in the gold in the 50m free at the Pan Pacific Championships, 0.07 seconds ahead of American and runner-up Jack Alexy.

For the second time in the same day, Kate Douglass broke the world record in the 50m freestyle, swimming it in 23.19 seconds at the Pan Pacific Championships, more than a half second ahead of Gretchen Walsh.

Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsushita made it to the wall 0.35 seconds ahead of American Carson Foster to capture the title in the men’s 200m individual medley at the Pan Pacific Championships.