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Olympic sailing ramp in Rio destroyed by 10-foot waves
Sailing and rowing teams are taking extra precautions to combat the dirty water that they will be c…
Cork Gaines
The super villains that accompanied India’s Olympians to party and click selfies in Rio
Our sportspersons did perform well at the Rio Olympics considering the treatment and infrastructure…
11 days before the Rio Olympics, athletes are refusing to move into the 'uninhabitable' Olympic village
Athletes from across the world were scheduled to move into the Olympic village over the weekend in …
Emmett Knowlton
The Rio Olympics are $1.6 Billion over budget
Brazil is currently in a deep recession and the governor of Rio de Janeiro recently declared a stat…
Morgan J. Wolf
When they aren't competing, Olympians are all over Tinder in Rio
"Many of the athletes prefer to meet other athletes on Tinder and other dating apps because that's …
Emmett Knowlton
Rio added special lanes for the Olympics and traffic has become a nightmare
According to Brazilian news organization Jornol Extra, in the second day of the new traffic lanes, …
Scott Davis
New evidence has emerged that casts more doubt about Ryan Lochte's story of being robbed in Rio
This new information comes after the Court of Rio asked for the confiscation of the athletes' passp…
Morgan J. Wolf
A media bus at the Rio Olympics was attacked by stone-throwing vandals
Adding to concerns over Games security, organizers said they were investigating reports of a second…
Daniel Flynn and Caroline Sta…
Namibian boxer reportedly arrested for alleged sexual assault in Olympic Village
As Elizondo notes, Junius is the second Olympic boxer to be arrested on alleged sexual assault char…
Emmett Knowlton
Former Rio de Janeiro governor says he paid $2 million to the Olympics committee to win the fight to host the 2016 games
Sergio Cabral, who governed Rio state between 2003 and 2010, told a federal judge on Thursday that …
Alexandra Ma
Rio's Olympic warm-up pool has turned a disgusting shade of orange as the village continues to fall apart
Over the weekend, Brazilian outlet O Globo published video footage of various Olympic venues, …
Emmett Knowlton
A war is raging on Twitter over Salman Khan’s appointment as the goodwill ambassador for 2016 Rio Olympics
However, sports enthusiasts voiced out their dissent over ignoring and not appointing legendary spo…
'Welcome to Hell': Rio is a disaster just weeks before the Olympics
The news coming out of Rio leading up to the Opening Ceremony on August 5th sounds dire: basic need…
Morgan J. Wolf
NBC's Olympics 'nightmare' has come true
About 24% more people have streamed the Rio Olympics through NBC's app and website than streamed th…
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Graham Rapier
Rio De Janeiro Is Breaking One Big Promise That Helped It Land The 2016 Olympics
Rio's pledges to clean up the bay stretch back decades, with generous funding consistently reaping …
Associated Press
Greek lawyer had no idea he had qualified for the Olympics a year earlier until he read a website 3 months before the games began
Kalomiris, who trains before and after work at a firm in Athens, had run the 2015 Rome Marathon in …
Cork Gaines
Britain's most decorated female Olympian has 5 degrees including a PhD
Grainger - who takes the title of Britain's most decorated female Olympian from swimmer Rebecca Adl…
Chloe Pantazi,Chloe Pantazi
A Brazilian soccer legend gave an ominous warning to fans considering traveling to Rio for the Olympics
The country's government continues its ongoing deliberations over whether or not to impeach preside…
Emmett Knowlton
68 Russian track and field athletes won't be able to compete in the Rio Olympics
"Of course, we are anxious, and as the Games approach we feel more and more anxious. We have no dou…