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 ...

A Brazilian bronze medalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics was banned for two years Friday for missing doping controls.

When the then 23-year-old Brazilian taekwondo athlete Maicol Siqueira won bronze in the men’s +80kg at the Rio 2016 Olympics, ...

Simone Biles famously withdrew from multiple events during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics because of mental health concerns and the "twisties," but she apparently experienced the issue ahead of the 2016 ...

(Reuters) - The International Olympic committee will elect the winning bid for the 2016 summer Olympics on October 2. Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid are bidding. Here are some key facts ...

The Roman Colosseum is arguably the most iconic versatile venue in the world. Although this structure was not intended for sporting activities, it hosted various events, from the well-known ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Team USA Olympic men’s basketball teams often come with a nickname. Everybody knows ‘The Dream Team’ from 1992, and most are familiar with the 2008 ‘Redeem Team’ and, most recently, ...

From 1936 to 2016 see some of the most epic moments from the Olympic Games through the years Stephanie Sengwe is a pop culture enthusiast with over 10 years of experience working as a digital writer, ...