Hungary

THE 1956 MELBOURNE OLYMPICS WERE PLUNGED INTO COLD WAR INTRIGUE AS DOZENS OF HUNGARIAN ATHLETES, UNWILLING TO RETURN HOME AFTER SOVIET TANKS CRUSHED A POPULAR UPRISING AGAINST COMMUNIST RULE, DEFECTED TO FREEDOM—WITH...

A hockey goaltender's secret life as a bandit turned him into a folk hero in postcommunist Hungary

Here's the outlook for all 301 events, as well as the U.S. prospects and a gallery of international stars

Pulling His WeightHalil Mutlu, the Turkish delight of weightlifting, staged one of the sport's most remarkable performances last Saturday when he broke three world records—in the snatch, the clean-and-jerk and total...

Who will take home gold, silver and bronze in each of the Games' 300 events? And who will be worth watching, win or lose?