6. First participation in the Olympics as an independent nation (1968) – For the first time as an independent nation, ...

Kunlavut, the reigning world and Asian champion and Olympic silver medallist, is the first Thai male player to reach the summit. He is also the first men's world No.1 player born after the year 2000.

Blas said even though Guam’s pins are sought after, there are other countries with even rarer pins. He said the Thailand Olympic Committee has a white elephant pin that he’s tried to get, but ...

In a show of empathy that won the hearts of millions, He carried a pin of the Spanish flag onto the podium with her in tribute to her fallen opponent, saying that she hoped to bring the spirit of ...

The story behind pin trading, the “unofficial sport” of the Olympics Pin trading at the Olympics is nothing new. In fact, it started all the way back in the first modern Olympic games in 1896. The ...

While the official Olympic competition is confined to stadiums, pin trading takes place everywhere — even online. (The Associated Press’ own pins are already going for between $30-50 on eBay.) ...

While the official Olympic competition is confined to stadiums, pin trading takes place everywhere – even online. Wearing clothes seems to be the sole condition to participating.

Pin trading at the Olympics is nothing new. In fact, it started all the way back in the first modern Olympic games in 1896. The pins back then were made of flimsy cardboard and were worn so that ...

Olympic pins are worn by a volunteer in Paris, France, prior to the start of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024.

The pins' popularity has been boosted by social media and the fact that Olympians themselves are getting in on the game. Serena Williams, a former Olympian, described herself as a "first-class pin ...