No national flag leaves Kuwaiti champ in tears
2016-08-12 08:10Kuwaiti marksman Fehaid Aldeehani battled wet and blustery conditions to win the men's double trap event on Wednesday, becoming the first athlete to ever win a gold medal while competing under the Olympic flag.
Uchimura shows his gold mettle
2016-08-12 08:10Trailing by nearly a point entering Wednesday's final rotation and his chances of a second all-around title very much in jeopardy, Kohei Uchimura pondered what for the last seven years has been unthinkable.
Germany lift men's quadruple sculls title in rowing regatta of Olympic Games
2016-08-11 21:36Germany clocked a time of 6 minutes and 6.81 seconds to lift the title of the men's quadruple sculls in the rowing regatta of the 2016 Olympics Games here on Thursday.
King of gymnastics Uchimura hopes to carry on till Tokyo 2020
2016-08-11 11:29Even he will be 31 in 2020, Japan's Kohei Uchimura does not want to miss the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Injuries nearly forced an end to Chen's gold-plated diving career
2016-08-11 08:08China's Chen Ruolin said she almost quit diving before deciding to compete at in Rio, where she secured her fifth gold medal on Tuesday.
Male swimmers keep China's swimming dream alive
2016-08-11 17:39Male swimmers from China have flown the Chinese swimming team's flag and kept its dream alive as almost all female players missed podium spots at the Rio Olympics.
What they say
2016-08-11 08:08"Pretty sure that's the closest I've come to throwing up in the middle of a race. I'm just so glad I got my hand on the wall first."
Phelps wins back the gold that got away
2016-08-11 08:07By his own admission, Michael Phelps could not have scripted it better as he won back the title closest to his heart on an evening of pure gold for the most medaled Olympic athlete of all time.
Deng's dreams fueled by food and fashion
2016-08-11 08:08Weightlifting champion Deng Wei showed her toughness by breaking two world records at once.
Team Canada making a stand on the sand
2016-08-11 08:08The Americans invented beach volleyball and Brazilians made it a passion.
Xu sails back into contention
2016-08-11 08:08Defending champion Xu Lijia did not let losing top spot in the standings for sailing's laser radial class faze her on Monday, as she bounced back to on Tuesday.
Ding Ning wins women's table tennis singles gold at Rio
2016-08-11 11:05China's Ding Ning beat teammate Li Xiaoxia 4-3 to win women's table tennis singles gold medal at Rio De Janeiro in Brazil on August 10, 2016. Li won silver metal of the match.
