Rio2016
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IOC sanctions three boxers for betting during Rio 2016
Sep 28, 2016News Hour: Three Olympic boxers, including beaten Irish bantamweight Michael Conlon who had accused the judges of robbing him of victory, have been sanctioned by the IOC for betting on fights during the Rio Games. The... -
Former Kenyan sports officials charged with theft, fraud
Sep 28, 2016News Hour: Three former officials of Kenya’s disbanded Olympic committee were charged on Wednesday with theft and fraud offences relating to this year’s Games in Rio de Janeiro. The east African nation bagged its biggest ever... -
Olympic champion Puig sets sights on grand slam victory
Aug 29, 2016News Hour: Put the rubbish out, get the shopping done, win an Olympic gold medal, That was the to-do list of Monica Puig, the 22-year-old whose victory in the women’s singles in Rio earlier this month... -
French players suspended over behavior at Olympics
Aug 28, 2016News Hour: The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has provisionally suspended Benoit Paire, Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia for “damaging” the organization’s image by their behavior at this month’s Rio Olympics, reports Reuters. “Following the Rio Olympics,... -
Piotr Malachowski sells Rio medal to save boy battling cancer
Aug 27, 2016News 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... -
Sponsors drop Lochte after Rio scandal
Aug 24, 2016News Hour: Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte lost four sponsorship deals Monday — a major financial hit for the embattled gold medalist stemming from his spurious claim of being robbed at gunpoint in Rio, a story later... -
Rio bids the world a fond farewell
Aug 22, 2016News Hour: In a style befitting the carnival traditions of the host city, the Rio 2016 closing ceremony opened in a blaze of color and a musical backdrop of samba sounds, as dancers twisted and turned... -
Team USA power past Serbia for third straight Basketball gold
Aug 22, 2016News Hour: A ruthless USA served up an exhilarating display as they swept aside Serbia 96-66 to claim a third straight Olympic men’s basketball title and give their coach mike Krzyzewski a golden send-off on the... -
Russia win fifth consecutive group all-around gold
Aug 22, 2016News Hour: Triumphing with a free-flowing acrobatic display with hoops and clubs, Russia’s Rhythmic Gymnasts earned their fifth successive gold in group all-around in Rio. The champions’ dynamic performance in their second routine allowed them to... -
Victorious Kipchoge completes Kenya’s Marathon double
Aug 21, 2016News Hour: Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge triumphed in the men’s Marathon in 2:08:44, marking the first time both men’s and women’s gold went to the same nation. Kipchoge won the men’s marathon, running into the Sambodromo a...
