The Rio 2016 swimming test is due to begin in the freshly opened Rio 2016 Aquatics Centre ©Rio City Government The venue in the main Olympic Park in Barra de Tijuca was officially opened last week in ...

Volleyball and gymnastics are among the events that people most want to see at the Rio Olympic Games. But there are lesser-known sports and athletic events that you can watch at the global competition ...

Michael Phelps will make his 2016 Olympics individual-event debut on Day 3, and fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad will make history. Swimming and gymnastics again take center stage as medals will be awarded in ...

Ukraine secured a Rio 2016 berth after claiming gold on the final day of the FINA Synchronised Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament ©Getty Images Performing to the classical music of ...

The semi-finals of the women's 50m freestyle were delayed in odd circumstances, with several competitors having been driven the wrong way. British swimmer Fran Halsall revealed a delay to the women's ...

An investigation by the Associated Press has concluded that the waters of Rio de Janeiro, where the Summer Olympics will be held next year, are chock-full of sewage, and that competing athletes should ...

The team first debuted at the 2016 Rio Olympics and has since tripled in size. Yusra Mardini escaped the Syrian civil war in August 2015. She went from Syria to Lebanon and then to Turkey, and from ...

Team USA is spreading the love. — -- As the age-old adage prescribes, athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics are making new friends and keeping the old. But in these new, budding friendships, while ...

People gather at the Shell gas station where four U.S. Olympic swimmers were captured on security video in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 18, 2016.Mario Tama—Getty Images The USOC has released a ...

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