Golfer extraordinaire, Rory McIlroy, admitted in a recent interview that he wasn’t forthright when he blamed fear of contracting the Zika virus as the reason that he withdrew from the 2016 Rio Olympics in August.
Undercover police officer Igor Martins of Rio de Janeiro has had his story of discrimination go viral after sharing the experience of watching a woman flee from him because he is black.
The ongoing rivalry between the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) has yielded another victory to USC, with the Trojans earning more Olympic medals from the Rio Summer Games than their Bruin counterparts. But Stanford stands alone on top, with 27 medals, according to one count.
Britain’s Mo Farah completed a historic Olympic distance double double with victory in the 5,000m as American runner Matt Centrowitz scored an upset win to claim the 1,500m gold.
The Israeli women’s rhythmic gymnastics team made a solid start Saturday in the first rotation of the all-around competition’s qualifying stage at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Swimmer Ryan Lochte left the Olympics winning more mockery than medals. After an intense but confusing gas station stop in Rio, Lochte’s legacy went from swimming elite to Ugly American.
Franco Rodriguez rode his bicycle from his native Cordoba, Argentina, thirty-five hundred kilometers to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics. He will need a new mode of transportation home as his bike was stolen from Le Hostel inn where he was staying.
Shortly before the news that multiple judges and referees at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics would be sent home after the International Boxing Association (AIBA) found evidence of rigged matches, Irish boxer Michael Conlan left the ring angrily, brandishing his middle fingers and declaring, “I’ve been robbed.”
Athletes and observers on television have begun to notice the small crowds at Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic events. As Olympic greats like Usain Bolt took to the track to compete in a two hundred meter heat, the large Olympic stadium was nearly empty.
Egypt’s judo federation denied on Tuesday that its Olympic competitor Islam El Shehaby had been sent home for refusing to shake the hand of an Israeli opponent.
With the Olympic Games bringing thousands of tourists to Rio de Janeiro, activists fear a business boom for the city’s sprawling underage prostitution trade, affecting thousands of young girls sold to foreigners.
An Iranian woman protested a ban on her countrywomen watching sports events live at an Olympic men’s volleyball match between Egypt and Iran this week. Security officials attempted to remove Darya Safai from the event after she unveiled a banner reading, “Let Iranian women enter their stadiums.”
The past week in Rio, Gabby Douglas failed to achieve the success that she earned four years ago in London after she was shut out from winning any medals for her performance in individual gymnastic events. On top of that, the American 2012 Olympics overall woman’s gymnastic gold medal champion received a thrashing on social media for not putting her hand over her heart, while the national anthem played during the USA team gold medal ceremony.
Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby has been sent home from the Rio Olympics after refusing to shake the hand of Israeli Or Sasson following the end of their bout, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday.
JAFFA, Israel – Inès Boubakri, the winner of Tunisia’s first medal in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, has received more media attention for kissing her French husband than for her achievement.
A spokesman for the International Olympic Committee said that the IOC would look into the refusal by Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby to shake the hand of his victorious Israeli opponent Or Sasson after their first round match in the men’s over-100kg competition at the Rio Games on Friday.
The Washington Times and the Jerusalem Post were very lonely in reporting that Muslim animosity toward Israel’s 47-member Olympic delegation has triggered a reprimand from the International Olympic Committee and protest from Jewish groups such as the Anti-Defamation League, which issued a statement this week decrying anti-Israel “hostility” in Rio de Janeiro.
A straight reporter who trolled the Olympic Village trying to get hook-ups from gay dating apps is under fire for engaging in what some charge is unethical, if not yellow, journalism. Using apps like Bumble, Grindr, Jack’d and Tinder, Daily Beast reporter Nico Hines arranged numerous hook-ups with closeted gay Olympians and shared the details – with pretty transparent identifiers – in his published article.
The water in a second Olympic swimming pool mysteriously changed colors on Wednesday much to the chagrin of swimmers and officials at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center in Rio de Janeiro.
Olympic gold medalist swimmer Katie Ledecky says she looks to her Catholic faith for support as she prepares for competition, even up until immediately before a race, when she prays the “Hail Mary,” which she says especially brings her a sense of calm.
Rio de Janeiro officials have documented three bomb threats a day on average since the 2016 Summer Olympics began.
A second Olympic boxer – the flag-bearer for Namibia during the Opening Ceremonies – has been arrested and transported to the Gericinó Penitentiary in Bangu, in the West Zone of Rio, following the attempted rape of a worker at the Olympic Village.
A stray bullet interrupted a press conference at the Olympic Equestrian Center Sunday, with authorities suggesting it may have been meant for either a police blimp or a drone that was helping with security for the event.
The roars of spectators cheering were not heard from inside Olympic event stadiums Saturday. Instead, they were heard from the thousands of angry spectators in long security lines outside, as officials did not have a streamlined method of screening spectators fast enough to get them into competitions in time.
As the world looks to Brazil for Olympic games, an Israeli startup is there to improve the safety of millions.
Saudi Arabian competitor Joud Fahmy forfeited her first-round judo match against Christianne Legentil from Mauritius at the Rio Olympic Games on Sunday, in what Hebrew media said was a maneuver to avoid facing Israeli judo fighter Gili Cohen in the next round.
The International Olympic Committee reprimanded the head of the Lebanese delegation on Sunday after the Lebanese athletes refused to share a bus with the Israeli team ahead of the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics on Friday.
Culture and Sport Minister Miri Regev on Sunday decried the Lebanese Olympic delegation’s refusal to travel on the same bus as their Israeli counterparts as “anti-Semitism” and “the worst kind of racism.”
A group of reporters following the Chinese national basketball team was caught in a gunfight that killed six locals in Rio de Janeiro as they traveled to the Olympic Village.
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Police shot a mugger near the stadium where the Rio Olympics opening ceremony took place and a woman was killed close to another Olympic site, police said Saturday.
Just when most Olympic athletes and coaches realize that circumstances surrounding the Rio Games couldn’t get more dangerous and disgusting, on Friday Olympic officials offered a coup de grâce by losing the keys to the Maracana, the site of the opening ceremonies.
Pope Francis has written a letter of support and encouragement to the Olympic team composed of African and Middle Eastern refugees, promising his prayers for their success.
Andrew Bogut expressed his dismay with the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro by initiating a sarcastic hashtag on Twitter: #IOCLuxuryLodging.
The al-Qaeda jihadist group has reportedly issued a directive urging its followers to carry out lone wolf attacks against Israeli athletes at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
On Wednesday’s “SportsCenter” on ESPN, host Scott Van Pelt weighed in on the upcoming 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, saying the state of the country means Brazil “had no business” getting to host or even attempting to host
According to a Fox News report, the “Welcome to hell” sign greeting visitors to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic games may not be far off from the truth. Human body parts have reportedly washed up on the beach
On Sunday’s broadcast of “Last Week Tonight” on HBO, host John Oliver sounded off on doping in the Olympics after some Russian track and field athletes were been banned from competing in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro for doping.
LONDON (Reuters) – Four-times Major winner Rory McIlroy will not compete in this summer’s Rio Olympic Games, citing health fears over the Zika virus, he said on Wednesday. “After speaking with those closest to me, I’ve come to realise that
Dr. Arthur Caplan, founding head of the Division of Bioethics at New York University, has urged the Olympic Committee to postpone or relocate the 2016 Rio games due to the Zika virus outbreak.
Pregnant TV anchor Savannah Guthrie took advantage of NBC Universal’s decision not to require employees to attend the Olympics because of the Zika virus to announce on Tuesday that she will pass on the trip to Rio.
