The Rio Olympics closed with a spectacular carnival-inspired ceremony, and the official handover to 2020 hosts Tokyo. The Maracana stadium…
Ryan Lochte has said sorry to Brazilians after "over-exaggerating" claims he was robbed at gunpoint while at the Rio Olympics.…
The US Olympic Committee (USOC) has issued an apology for what it called the unacceptable behavior of four swimmers who…
Four Olympic swimmers from Team USA, who said they had been robbed in Rio de Janeiro, were not victims of…
Bahamas runner Shaunae Miller won a dramatic gold medal in the women's 400m final at the 2016 Rio Olympics after…
Chinese Olympic diver He Zi has been surprised with a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Qin Kai while receiving a…
Bulgarian athlete Silvia Danekova has tested positive for banned blood booster EPO at the Rio Olympics. Silvia Danekova, 33, tested…
South Korean gymnast Lee Eun-ju of South Korea and fellow North Korean Hong Un-jong posed for a selfie during the…
Namibian Jonas Junius is the second boxer arrested by Brazilian police on suspicion of attempting to assault a maid in…
French artistic gymnast Samir Ait Said has tragically broken his leg while performing in the vault at the Rio Olympics.…