Athletics

News Hour: Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population to the tune of samba, bossa nova and funk in welcoming the world on Friday to the...

News Hour: Irish boxer Michael O’Reilly has been suspended provisionally after failing a dope test carried out before he arrived at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, reports Reuters. The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) said in...

News Hour: Russia will be represented in most sports at the Rio Olympics, with 271 of its sportsmen and women cleared to participate ahead of the opening ceremony, Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) head Alexander Zhukov said...

News Hour: The statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooking Rio de Janeiro was illuminated in Brazil’s yellow and green national colors on Thursday as the city put the finishing touches to its preparations for South America’s...

News Hour: As Syrian gymnast Ahmad al-Sawas watched his country fall apart, his Olympic dream collapsed too, reports Reuters. The last national champion before the fighting began, he knew that supporting the anti-government side in the...

News Hour: The decision by the 129th IOC Session in Rio de Janeiro was the most comprehensive evolution of the Olympic programme in modern history. Plans call for staging the skateboarding and sports climbing events in...

News Hour: Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is being honored to be an Olympic Torchbearer for the Olympic  Games in Rio, Brazil by the President of the International Olympic Committee Mr. Thomas Bach. He is...

News Hour: Partial sanctions against Russian athletes over the country’s state-run doping system are preliminary, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said on Sunday, defending the organization’s position amid vocal criticism, reports Reuters. The IOC...

News Hour: The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) on Friday formally suspended Russia’s eight-strong weightlifting team, effectively excluding it from next month’s Rio Olympics, because of doping offences. Last month, the IWF said its Executive Board had...

News Hour: China’s foreign ministry has issued a safety warning to Chinese tourists visiting Brazil for the Olympics, the official China Daily reported on Saturday, reports Reuters. The ministry has warned Chinese tourists to leave jewelry...