Preparations for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro have made "a lot of progress" in the last six months but the schedule "remains tight," the head of the IOC's inspection team said Wednesday. Nawal ...

Athletes at the Rio 2016 Olympics will be taking home bits of recycled mirrors, car parts, and X-ray plates in their medals as part of design aimed at sustainability. Athletes at the Rio 2016 Olympics ...

At the swimming state meet in February, two swimmers took a break from their rapturous cheering and craned their necks to see the list of pool records behind them at the University of Delaware's ...

Since the modern Olympics began in 1896, over 200 national teams have vied for glory at the Summer and Winter Games. In 2016, for the first time, a team of refugees competed as well. At the 2016 ...

Get latest news & updates on India at Olympics 2016 including Medals Tally, results, teams, players & winners with photos & ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Seven athletes from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, including one bronze medalist, tested positive for doping in fresh analysis of their samples, the International ...

When Rio de Janeiro bid to host the 2016 Olympics, it cited as a trump card the experience and infrastructure the city had gathered in hosting the 2007 Pan American Games. Opponents, however, pointed ...

The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro start Friday. Rio de Janeiro is the first city in South America to host the Olympics, which run through Aug. 21. Here’s a look at the telling Olympic numbers ...

Gymnastic stars Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian and Aly Raisman made their mark as the "Final Five" during the 2016 Rio Olympics ...

Chicago Bulls and Spanish national forward Pau Gasol is considering forgoing the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro because of ongoing concerns over Brazil's issues in containing the Zika virus. "It ...

During the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Simone Biles cemented her place as the greatest gymnast of all time. Biles added three more golds and a silver to her career medal count, becoming the most decorated ...

Athletes at the Rio 2016 Olympics will be taking home bits of recycled mirrors, car parts, and X-ray plates in their medals as part of design aimed at sustainability. Gold was mined without the use of ...