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RUSSIAN PARALYMPICS TEAM BANNED FROM WINTER OLYMPICS IN MARCH FOR DOPING
Russia has been banned from the 2018 Paralympic Games, officials announced on Monday, refusing to lift a ban because of what they called an insufficient... READ MORE›
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POSTPONE OR MOVE OLYMPICS, DOCTORS URGE
Igel said he and the others who signed onto the letter will continue ringing the bell about public health fears of the Games remaining in Brazil... READ MORE›
MOVE OLYMPICS OVER ZIKA CALL REJECTED
The World Health Organization WHO has rejected a call to move or postpone this summer's Rio Olympic Games over the Zika outbreak... READ MORE›
PARALYMPIC RUNNERS AMAZE FANS WITH TIMES BESTING OLYMPIANS
Top four in 1,500-metre race all faster than Olympic gold medalist... READ MORE›
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREAN GYMNASTS POSE FOR OLYMPIC SELFIE
North and South Korea gymnasts at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games have shown the world a brief moment of unity, in the form of a selfie... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN PARALYMPIAN MUGGED AT GUNPOINT IN RIO
That advice is particularly important before the Paralympic Games period, she said... READ MORE›
PROTESTERS IN BRAZIL HALT OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY AND EXTINGUISH ITS FLAME
Many in Brazil and around the world have raised questions about the hosting of expensive sports tournaments in countries with depressed economies and widespread poverty... READ MORE›
RIO BRINGS ITS SAMBA STYLE TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SUMMER OLYMPICS
In an interview on the 2016 Rio Olympics website, Meirelles talked about how his ambitions were forced to shrink along with the vanishing budget... READ MORE›
'NO TO THE GAMES OF CONCRETE'
Rome is set to drop its bid to host the Olympic Games in 2024, after its anti-establishment mayor said it would be irresponsible to be a candidate... READ MORE›
'THIS IS A SHAME!' FILTHY WATERS RAISE IRE AHEAD OF RIO OLYMPICS
Decaying remains, fetid sewage and floating garbage in Rio de Janeiro's waterways are fuelling worries about water safety ahead of the Olympics... READ MORE›
AGGREKO PULLS OLYMPIC TENDER, LEAVES RIO 2016 POWER IN DOUBT
In 2012, Aggreko's pre-tax profits surged 11 percent, helped by its London Olympic contract... READ MORE›
THE OLYMPIC SISTERHOOD IS THE PERFECT REMEDY TO THE SHITSHOW OF SEXISM AROUND RIO
The Olympic Sisterhood Is the Perfect Remedy to the Shitshow of Sexism Around Rio 2016... READ MORE›
FINANCIAL CALAMITY DECLARED IN RIO WEEKS BEFORE OLYMPICS, BUT GAMES WILL GO ON
On Friday morning, Rio state Finance Minister Julio Bueno said that if the state were a company, it would enter into judicial recovery... READ MORE›
SIERRA LEONE'S HOMELESS PARALYMPIAN
George Wyndham is the only Sierra Leonean competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, but his only home is an office in the national stadium... READ MORE›
AUSSIE CROMBIE WINS GOLD AT WORLD PARA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Cameron Crombie wins gold for Australia at World Para Athletics Championships in London... READ MORE›
RIO 2016: SAUDI RUNNER AIMS TO BREAK BARRIERS
Marathoner Sarah Attar has inspired other women in Saudi Arabia to take up running as a serious sport... READ MORE›
RIO OLYMPICS: BRAZIL WEIGHS JIHADI THREATS
Brazil's intelligence agency said it was reviewing all threats against the Rio 2016 Games after a jihadi messaging channel called for its followers to target the Olympics... READ MORE›
'TOTAL CON JOB': OLYMPICS YET TO WIN OVER RESIDENTS OF HOST CITY
An existing course was flanked by a slum and a river of raw sewage... READ MORE›
DISCOVERY GAINS EUROPEAN RIGHTS TO 4 OLYMPICS
Discovery paid 1.3 billion euros or about 1.45 billion for the rights to four Olympic Games... READ MORE›
THE QUIET VOICES SAYING 'NO' TO PARIS'S OLYMPIC BID
When the mayor was elected, she was opposed to holding the Olympic Games in Paris, he said... READ MORE›
'PEOPLE LEAVE, ESPECIALLY TO GET FOOD'
The 2012 Paralympic Games in London nearly sold out, but ticket sales for Brazil have been especially weak, with nearly 90 per cent of tickets still available... READ MORE›
LATEST RIO HEADACHE BODY PARTS ON THE BEACH
Add bodies washing up on the beach to the growing list of problems bedeviling Brazil as it prepares to host the 2016 summer Olympics... READ MORE›
OSCAR PISTORIUS HOSPITALISED FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATION
Jailed former Olympian Oscar Pistorius has been taken to hospital, authorities have confirmed... READ MORE›
US PARALYMPIC TEAM - SHOULD DO BETTER?
The US Paralympics team has never matched the medal haul of their Olympic compatriots... READ MORE›
RIO DECLARES FINANCIAL DISASTER AHEAD OF OLYMPICS
The 2016 Summer Olympic Games will be held in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5-21... READ MORE›
WILL THE OLYMPICS HAPPEN? 3 MAJOR CONCERNS
That affects mosquito populations, including that of the Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that carries the Zika virus... READ MORE›
INEXPENSIVE TICKETS MAKE FOR FAMILY-FRIENDLY CROWDS AT RIO'S PARALYMPICS
Nearly sold-out venues add excitement, change attitudes around Rio Paralympics... READ MORE›
OLYMPIC TEAMS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PATHETIC STATE OF RIO'S ATHLETES VILLAGE
Ilha Pura, or Pure Island, the real estate developer that built the complex, said the company had delivered the apartments in pristine condition... READ MORE›
RIO POLICE FIRE TEAR GAS AT PROTESTERS OUTSIDE MARACANA STADIUM AHEAD OF OLYMPICS
Nunes said that when some protesters tried to pass a police line, officers had reacted with tear gas and the percussion grenade... READ MORE›
RORY MCILROY WITHDRAWS FROM OLYMPICS DUE TO ZIKA FEARS
Golf superstar Rory McIlroy will not be heading to Rio... READ MORE›
WHO REJECTS CALL FOR OLYMPICS TO BE MOVED DUE TO ZIKA
The WHO's advice is that pregnant women should not travel to areas with Zika virus transmission, including Rio de Janeiro... READ MORE›