PEOPLE Olympics 2016: The Best of the Games: Gold and Glory

Let the games begin! From Berlin to Barcelona, Beijing to Brazil, the Olympics celebrate the dedication, perseverance, drive and talent of athletes around the world. Whether it’s swimming, gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, rowing or archery, all sports fans fall in love with the electric spirit of the Games that unites cultures and countries around the world every four years.

PEOPLE Olympics 2016: The Best of the Games Gold & Glory brings you inside the Olympics, both past and present: Featuring profiles of familiar faces such as 22-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps and 2-time Olympic medalist Gabby Douglas as well as introducing the new wave of talent such as gymnast Simone Biles and track star English Gardner, The Best of the Games chronicles the best of the best over the years. Complete with beautiful, full-color photography, this special edition invites you to relive some of the most memorable Olympic moments – Muhammad Ali’s torch lighting at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, the US Women’s Soccer Olympic title in the first-ever Women’s Soccer Olympic competition, and Michael Johnston’s golden finish, just to name a few. From their pre-Olympics path to the podium to post-Olympics life, The Best of the Games showcases the inspiring passion of athletes around the world and how they gave everything for the love of their fans, family, country, and above all: their sport.