2016 Olympics
Jewish fans find religious way to toast Aly Raisman’s success
By Lauren Markoe — August 18, 2016
(RNS) The Jewish gymnast did well at the Olympics. Let's eat!
Ibtihaj Muhammad: First US Olympian to compete in hijab
By Aysha Khan — August 8, 2016
(RNS) Thirty-year-old fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history as the first American Olympian to compete in a hijab – and then won a medal, too.
Gymnast Aly Raisman is one of top Jewish athletes to watch
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 6, 2016
(RNS) Aly Raisman, who grew up in a Reform Jewish home, won gold in the 2012 London Olympic Games for her floor exercise, performed to the Israeli folk song "Hava Nagila."
Gold medalist Gabby Douglas: Christian pop tunes top her playlist
By Adelle M. Banks — August 6, 2016
(RNS) She listens to chart-topping Christian musicians when she works out, but she also has an affinity to Judaism.
Evangelical archer Mackenzie Brown takes aim at first Olympics
By Kimberly Winston — August 5, 2016
(RNS) Brown, an evangelical Christian, is ranked fourth in the world.
Pope Francis video extols sports as path to peace ahead of Olympics
By Josephine McKenna — August 2, 2016
ROME (RNS) 'Sports make it possible to build a culture of encounter among everyone for a world of peace,' the pontiff says as balls are shown smashing through walls.
RNS offers Olympic feature content to publishers
By Wendy Gustofson — August 1, 2016
Do you wish you had the budget to send a reporter to Brazil? Maybe you are already receiving Olympic sports updates from the Associated Press, but want more of a feature angle? Religion News Service has Olympic content that you won’t find anywhere else.
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