SAO PAULO – Brazilian congressman and former soccer star Romario has called for more transparency at the Brazilian Olympic Committee and in the country's organization of the 2016 Rio Games. Romario ...

Seven who competed at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, including one bronze medallist, have tested positive for banned ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Brazil will prove the doubters wrong and deliver the 2016 Olympics on time and within budget, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, president of the 2016 Rio Games organising committee, has said.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- 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 Testing ...

Simone Biles reflected on her first Olympic experience, sharing that she felt more carefree during the games in Brazil compared to Tokyo and Paris. "My first Olympics was such a breeze in 2016 Rio,” ...

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 ...

LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - Sebastian Coe, the man who helped mastermind the London 2012 Olympics, says Rio de Janeiro will undoubtedly face challenges in the leadup to the 2016 Games but is convinced ...

Brazil is likely to lose more than $15 billion on the Olympics. — -- The start of the Olympics in Rio this week has been shadowed by a storm of bad news — not including a Zika outbreak that ...

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What’s in a name? Apparently, Olympic athleticism if you’re Carli Lloyd. Both Carli Lloyds. As Olympic athletes strive to win gold and make their names known at the 2016 Rio Games, one moniker may be ...