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Russian Olympians turned out in force to see their flag raised over the athletes’ village in Rio on Wednesday in…

Rio de Janerio on Thursday will become the first South American country to host the Summer Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved five new sports for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, comprising baseball and softball,…

Usain Bolt is promising to let American sprinter Justin Gatlin “feel his full wrath” as he zones in on an…

Cariocas hoped that the games might be a catalyst for better public services and more jobs

Narsingh Yadav has been cleared by the United World Wrestling to participate in the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 74kg…

In order to prevent traffic chaos during the Olympic torch relay, Rio’s Mayor Eduardo Paes has announced that Thursday will…

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will participate in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the…

Rio de Janeiro’s mayor on Tuesday declared a fourth city holiday during the Olympic games after fans and athletes arrived…

A blanket ban on Russia at the Rio de Janeiro Games would have had devastating consequences, International Olympic Committee President…

On a chilly morning, with a breeze blowing in from Paraguay, customs officials occasionally stop and search vehicles crossing Brazil’s…

28-year-old Inderjeet’s ‘A’ sample had returned positive for banned steroids androsterone and etiocholanolone on June 25 and now his B…

London 2012 bronze medal winner MC Mary Kom has expressed pleasure at the news of wrestler Narsingh Yadav’s acquittal by…

Dipa Karmakar is India’s first female gymnast to qualify for the Olympics in 52 years. Despite all her achievements, the…

Pioneer Saudi sportswoman Sarah al-Attar has already raced at the Olympics, but now her campaign will become a marathon as…

Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams will display their Grand Slam talents in Rio, but with serious…

The Indian contingent to Rio Olympics 2016 was accompanied by Wrestling Federation of India President Brijbhushan Sharan Singh during the…

IOC president Thomas Bach slammed what he called the “contemptuous” doping system blamed on the Moscow government as Russian appeals…