ATLANTA — One of the biggest legacies of the city is Centennial Olympic Park. More than 20 acres in the middle of downtown Atlanta were created when the city was launched onto the international stage.

ATLANTA — The Atlanta '96 exhibit at the Atlanta History Center tells a story of how the Olympics came to Atlanta and the legacy the Games left behind. "Atlanta getting the Olympics didn't just happen ...

We Atlantans awaited the summer of ‘96 with enthusiasm – we’d spent thousands of dollars on Olympic tickets, some involving sports for which we had limited familiarity – and dread. How would traffic ...

Kerri Strug of the United States is carried by coach Bela Karolyi during the team competition of the women's gymnastics held on July 23, 1996 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. David ...

ATLANTA — Nearly 30 years after Atlanta hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics, merchandise from the games is making a comeback; especially among younger generations who weren’t alive when the event took ...

ATLANTA - As the fervor for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games increases, Atlanta is quietly marking the 28th anniversary of the Centennial Olympic Games. The Opening Ceremony took place on the evening of ...

Throughout the summer, in a series called Hometown Hopefuls, NBC is spotlighting the stories of Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls from all fifty states, as well as Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, as ...

ATLANTA — As the world watches the summer Olympic games in Paris, Saturday marks a dark day in not only Olympic history but Atlanta’s as well. Just six days before the 1996 Olympics games here in ...