Rio2016

News Hour: Chen Aisen claimed the top spot in the men’s 10m platform event to help China take home seven out of eight diving golds in Rio. Chen, at his first Olympics, showed consistency throughout his...

News Hour: The US men and women triumphed in the 4x400m relay for the fifth time, a record equaled by no other nation, as women’s anchor Allyson Felix won her sixth career gold. US women maintained...

News Hour: Briton Mo Farah joined the ranks of the all-time greats, becoming the second man to retain both Olympic track long distance titles after adding a brilliant 5,000m gold to his 10,000m. Farah took centre...

News Hour: Serbia’s World Champion men’s Water Polo team defeated arch rivals and defending champions Croatia 11-7 to win their first Olympic gold medal in the sport. In a water polo final marked by determined play...

News Hour: The portraits of all 10 members of the first Olympic refugee team now have a permanent place on the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian artists Rodrigo Sini and Cety dedicated a spray- painted...

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: Jade Jones made history as Great Britain’s first-ever Taekwondo gold medallist at the Olympic games London 2012. And four years later, Jade Jones once again achieved the unprecedented by defeating Spain’s Eva Calvo Gomez...

News Hour: Usain Bolt drew down the curtain on his brilliant Olympic career by securing a sweep of the three sprint titles in Rio when Jamaica successfully defended the 4×100 metres relay crown on Friday. Two...

News Hour: The international Olympic committee (IOC) today announced that worldwide Olympic partner Toyota motor corporation (Toyota) has become a founding partner of the Olympic channel. “We are delighted that Toyota, our newest Worldwide TOP Partner,...

News Hour: Ashton Eaton of the USA toughed it out at Rio 2016 to win his second straight Olympic Decathlon gold medal, equalling the Olympic record and becoming the first man since great Britain’s Daley Thompson...