Sports / Olympic Photo Gallery

Staying on track to field some glory

2016-08-22 07:45

Whether running, jumping or throwing, Olympians stretch the limits of human endurance

MVP Zhu still 'just an ordinary farm girl'

2016-08-22 07:45

Nine years ago, Zhu Ting had a choice to make.

Chen Long dashes Malaysia's hope for badminton gold

2016-08-20 22:39

China's Chen Long on Saturday defeated Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei to claim gold in the men's badminton singles competition at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Liu Hong wins gold medal in women's 20km walk

2016-08-20 03:24

China's Liu Hong won women's 20km walk final on Friday, fending off Mexico's Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez in a thrilling final kilometre dash to the finish line to snatch gold.

Bolt cements his greatness

2016-08-19 14:19

After his Olympic sprint double at the London 2012 Games, Usain Bolt declared himself a "legend".

US granted re-run to send China out of relay race

2016-08-19 07:58

China unfortunately lost the chance to enter the women's 4x100m final at Rio Olympics with a narrow gap behind the Canadians after the US successfully appealed its second chance to race alone.

Sharing the moment

2016-08-19 07:54

Athletes not averse to showing affection on world's biggest stage

Chinese teenagers take gold, silver on 10m platform

2016-08-18 16:34

Chinese teenagers Ren Qian and Si Yajie claimed the gold and silver medals respectively in the women's individual 10 metre platform event.

Chinese men's table tennis overcomes singles loss to win team event

2016-08-18 09:19

Chinese men's table tennis gained a tough win in the team's gold medal match again Japan after 4 rounds of battle in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

USA's Rollins wins Olympic 100m hurdles gold

2016-08-18 11:32

Brianna Rollins secured the women's 100m hurdles gold medal at the Rio Olympics as the United States claimed each of the top three places in Wednesday's final.

Sun Yanan wins freestyle wrestling bronze

2016-08-18 04:47

Women's freestyle 48 kg wrestling Rio 2016

Kazakh brawler wears scar with pride

2016-08-19 07:54

Boxer Daniyar Yeleussinov might be scarred for life after winning welterweight gold on Wednesday, but if so, he welcomed it on a historic day for Kazakhstan.

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