rio 2016

News Hour: The Rio de Janeiro Olympics may not have been perfect but organizers exceeded expectations given the political and economic situation in the South American country, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday. Rio,...

News Hour: Brazilian authorities on Saturday provisionally released an Irish businessman held over an alleged ticket scam at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, one of his lawyers said, reports BSS. Kevin Mallon, director of British...

News Hour: Polish discus thrower Piotr Malachowski, who took silver at the Rio Olympics, said that he auctioned off his medal this week to fund treatment for a three-year-old boy struck with cancer, reports BSS. The...

News Hour: Kenya has disbanded its National Olympics Committee because of the poor handling of their team during the Rio Olympics, sports minister Hassan Wario confirmed on Thursday, reports Reuters Wario has set up a committee...

News Hour: U.S. Soccer handed goalkeeper Hope Solo a six-month ban from internationals on Wednesday after she branded opponents Sweden “a bunch of cowards” at this month’s Rio Olympics, reports Reuters. The Swedes beat the United...

News Hour: Captain Neymar was in tears after he delivered Brazil’s first Olympic men’s football gold medal, scoring the winning penalty in a 5-4 shootout victory over Germany. Nigeria beat Honduras to bronze. “This is one...

News Hour: As the Olympic games Rio 2016 entered the final weekend of competition, IOC president Thomas Bach offered a glowing assessment of the athletic achievements, the sports venues and the spirit of the Brazilian people....

News Hour: Russia’s Synchronised Swimming team swept to their fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre on 19 august, maintaining a winning streak that goes all the way back to Sydney 2000....

News Hour: The USA’s Ryan Crouser put together an impressive series of throws to win the Rio 2016 men’s Shot Put title and set a new Olympic record in the process. The 23-year-old Crouser produced three...

News Hour: Sitting beside Rio’s famous Maracanã Stadium is the home of Volleyball for Rio 2016, known as the Maracanãzinho, or “Little Maracanã”. And while the world’s biggest hitters battle it out on the court, there...