2024 OLYMPICS

Good luck to all the amazing athletes around the world!

We’re celebrating the 2024 Olympics happening in France this year with features, documentaries and resources for all ages. Join us in celebration live on APT or stream our on-demand collection for free on the PBS app.

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July 22, 2024

Billie Jean King and Arthur Ashe

In 1975, Billie Jean King and Arthur Ashe are fighting to become Wimbledon champions — and away from the court they are also battling for social change on a global level.

American Experience

The Boys of '36

The story of nine young men from Washington who captured gold at the 1936 Olympic Games.

American Experience

Jesse Owens

His stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympics captivated the world and infuriated the Nazis.

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice | Pacific Heartbeat

The story of the African-American Olympians who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.

Out of the Dark

An Olympic Athlete Takes on Depression

A short documentary of Olympic shot putter Raven Saunders return home.

Indie Alaska

Will this Alaskan be the first U.S. Olympic breakdancer?

Bri “Snap1” Pritchard is a b-girl from Anchorage eyeing the 2024 Olympics in France.

Daughter of the Waves| Pacific Heartbeat

Vahine surfs as no other Polynesian girl has ever surfed. In Tahitian culture, riding the waves is an ancestral activity from which women had been gradually eliminated, but now surfing is open to women, just in time for the Olympics.

Groundbreakers

Icons That Changed the Game: Simone Biles

Suni Lee shares her respect and admiration for gymnastics legend Simone Biles.

Streaming on Passport

Stream our entire Passport collection on the PBS App.

Baseball

Our Game

Inning One: Our Game looks at the origins of baseball in the 1840s and up to 1900.

Baseball

Something Like a War

Inning Two, Something Like a War, takes viewers through 1910.

Alabama Legacy Moments

Alabama Legacy Moments commemorates Alabama history with 200 distinctive radio and television spots about the people, places and stories that have defined Alabama. View the full collection here.

Nell Jackson | Alabama Legacy Moments

Tuskegee Institute graduate Nell Jackson was the first black head coach for a U.S. Olympic track and field team.

Jesse Owens | Alabama Legacy Moments

Olympian Jesse Owens dominated the 1936 Olympics with four track and field gold medals in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, the long jump, and the 4 x 100-meter relay.

University of Alabama Women’s Gymnastics | Alabama Legacy Moments

The Alabama Crimson Tide gymnastics team, coached by Sarah Patterson, gained success and claimed their first title in 1988.

Alice Coachman | Alabama Legacy Moments

Tuskegee Institute track star Alice Coachman was the first black female athlete to win an Olympic gold medal.

Bryan Kirkland | Alabama Legacy Moments

Oneonta native Bryan Kirkland is a gold medal US Paralympian.

Vonetta Flowers | Alabama Legacy Moments

At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Vonetta Flowers and teammate Jill Bakken won the Gold Medal in Women’s Bobsled, making Flowers the first black athlete to win a Gold Medal in the Winter Olympics.

Charles Barkley | Alabama Legacy Moments

Former basketball player and Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is one of Alabama’s most recognizable sports stars. Barkley also played for the U.S. Olympic basketball team in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Games.

Joe Louis | Alabama Legacy Moments

Nicknamed “the Brown Bomber”, Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time.

Celebrate the Olympics with Kids!

Kids can embrace the Olympic spirit, too! Check out 9 family games for your own backyard Olympics and explore the story of Jesse Owens from our award-winning Yellowhammer History Hunt series.