The Olympics are full of narratives, and as the saying goes, if you like the movie, the book might be even better. That’s what Traci Thomas thinks, at least.

Ten incredible sports books to read during the Olympics. These picks from Washington Post staffers offer something for everyone, whether you love memoirs by athletes or fiction about gymnastics.

The Olympic Games have inspired countless stories of triumph, perseverance, and human spirit. As we look forward to the 2024 Paris Olympics, it’s a perfect time to explore some of the best books ...

Author and former professional soccer star Georgia Cloepfil recommends the best novels and memoirs about women in sports to read during the 2024 Olympics.

On the 40th anniversary of it becoming an Olympic sport, this book follows the sport's development from "scientific swimming" done by Ben Franklin to Victorian vaudevillian "water queens" who ...

The Olympics may be about sport; it is equally about politics and history, and is better understood in the larger context. The Games did not become a spectacle till the 1930s.

In 'On Her Game,' Christine Brennan goes deep on the basketball star and her impact on the world of women's sports. Out July ...

Children love to listen to real-life heroic stories. So, if you want your little ones to know about the greatest sports personalities of the Olympic Games, books are the best way to tell them ...

Many fans were outraged when Caitlin Clark was left off the roster for the women’s U.S. Olympic team in Paris last summer, ...

For Olympic newbie sports like breaking, there’s a lot more at stake than medals U.S. breaker Victor Montalvo competes at the World Breaking Championship in Belgium in 2023.