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Edwin Moses hosting virtual Town Hall to commemorate Moscow 1980 boycott

Edwin Moses won Olympic gold medals in the 440-meter hurdles at Montreal 1976 and Los Angeles 1984, but he and the rest of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team never got the chance to compete at Moscow 1980.

U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum makes list of region’s top attractions

Leisure Group Travel says that visitors to the Pikes Peak Region "should not miss" the soon-to-open U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum.

Museum postpones grand opening celebration due to COVID-19

The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum is monitoring the impact of COVID-19 and has postponed its grand opening celebrating originally slated for the end of May.

Tokyo 2020 postponement is biggest disruption in Olympic and Paralympic history outside of world wars

The Olympic and Paralympic Games have been extremely resilient through the years, cancelled only because of world wars in 1916, 1940 and 1944.

Young Champion Ambassadors travel to Ancient Olympia for Tokyo 2020 Flame Lighting

As part of the U.S. OIympic & Paralympic Museum's partnership with Young Champion Ambassadors, Colorado Springs high school students Atharva Vispute and Shreya Krishnan traveled to Ancient Olympia, Greece, for the lighting of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch.

Conde Nast Traveler says it is worth planning your trip to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum

Conde Nast Traveler says that the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum is worth planning your trip in 2020.

Museum reaches milestone with installation of final exterior diamond panel

The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum exterior includes nearly 9,000 aluminum diamond-shaped custom panels; no two panels are alike.

Museum welcomes 9News from Denver for a behind the scenes look as opening nears

9News in Denver visited the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum for an inside look as final construction continues before the Museum opens this spring.

U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum design recognized by Architectural Digest

The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum continues to be recognized by industry experts. Its latest accolade is being recognized by Architectural Digest among the "leading design-forward museums opening this year."

Kobe Bryant, basketball great and two-time Olympic champion, dies in helicopter crash

One of the greatest basketball players of all time and a two-time Olympic champion, Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash. he was 41.