Rio mayor’s joke response to Australia’s claim of an uninhabitable Olympic village
The mayor of Rio de Janeiro decided to make a joke about kangaroos in response to Australia’s decision to pull its athletes out of the Olympic village due to a host of safety and hygiene concerns.
Work is underway to...
New Zealand athlete Jason Lee blackmailed by police in Rio
A New Zealand athlete says he was kidnapped and forced to withdraw cash from ATMs by armed men dressed in police uniforms in Rio de Janeiro.
Jiu-Jitsu athlete Jason Lee, who has lived in Brazil for 12 months described it...
Twitter reacts to De Grasse/Bolt ‘bromance’ at finish line
Usain Bolt tends to be in a class of his own on the track, but he had a little company during Wednesday night's 200m semifinal race.
With Bolt cruising to the finish line, Canadian Andre De Grasse, the bronze medalist...
Bolt does it again
One more Olympic Gold to add to Usain Bolts trophy cabinet. The Jamaican makes it 3 100m Olympic victories in a row
That’s one more for Usain Bolt, the greatest sprinter the world has ever seen.
Bolt, of Jamaica, bidding to...
Chiller: Aussies ‘Getting on with it’
Kitty Chiller says Aussie water athletes not worrying about Rio contamination threat
Australia's gold medal sailors have been warned to avoid touching ropes with bare hands, swimmers to close their mouth under the filthy Rio de Janeiro waterways, while every...
Japanese PM appears as Super Mario in transition to Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020 is only four years away, and as the games transition from Brazil to Japan, we got a taste of what the next host nation has in store.
The theme for Tokyo seems to nod heavily toward video game...
Team USA Struggles again with tight victory over France
Team USA haven't lived up to many basketball fans hopes this Olympic campaign with another 1 shot victory in the Group Stage
If you were excited for the opportunity to see Tony Parker lead France against his American buddies from the...
Olympic Swimming Centre Evacuated
The Olympic swimming venue has been evacuated after the discovery of a mysterious package
The aquatics centre for the Rio Games has been reopened following a security scare which forced its evacuation.
Security for the Olympics is on high alert with...
Protesting marathoner fears government backlash, official labels him hero
The Ethiopian marathon runner who held up his arms in protest of injustice in his country is afraid he'll be punished for it, but a government official says the Olympian has nothing to worry about.
After claiming the silver medal...
Breaststroke event goes all the way with an out of nowhere victor
Men's 200M Breaststroke final was a sight to be seen with every athlete finishing within a stroke of one another
The first medal event of Wednesday night's swimming program was the men's 200-meter breaststroke. It featured some history and one...
