Rio Olympic Village opens its gate
The brand new complex of residential towers are where nearly 11,000 athletes and some 6,000 coaches and other handlers will sleep, eat and train during the upcoming games, that will kickoff on Aug 5.
Serena eliminated in third round upset
2016-08-10 11:52Olympic champion and world number one Serena Williams was bundled out of the Rio de Janeiro tennis tournament in the third round of the singles on Tuesday after a shock 6-4 6-3 defeat to Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.
Phelps adds Olympic gold medal haul to historic 21
2016-08-10 09:57Michael Phelps seized the 20th Olympic gold medal of a swimming career that keeps on giving with a 200 metres butterfly triumph on Tuesday that avenged his stinging 2012 defeat to South African Chad Le Clos.
Chinese weightlifter Shi Zhiyong lifts gold
2016-08-10 08:25China's Shi Zhiyong celebrates after a lift in the men's 69kg weightlifting competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 9, 2016.
Chen and Liu win gold in women's 10m synchronized diving
2016-08-10 05:09
Weightlifter Deng Wei breaks world records
2016-08-10 04:48
Close contact!
2016-08-10 08:22Olympians shine in collision events like boxing, rugby, judo and handball
Bolt says athletics on right track
2016-08-10 08:22Jamaican superstar confident his sport can purge itself of specter of doping
Fukuhara upsets 2nd seed Feng to make her first semis in Olympic table tennis
2016-08-10 11:37Japanese star paddler Ai Fukuhara claimed her best result so far in an Olympic Games after the women's singles sixth seed upset Singapore's No 2 seed Feng Tianwei 4-0 here on Tuesday to make through into the semifinal of Rio 2016.
Rio Olympic media bus hit by bullets
2016-08-10 10:07A bus carrying journalists on one of Rio de Janeiro's Olympic transport lines was struck by bullets on Tuesday, passengers said.
Trite, right and bright spots of Rio 2016
2016-08-10 08:23I thought the Olympic Games, no matter their venue, are meant to be sellout events. On second thought, triggered by Rio's half-empty stands, I think the world has changed.
Phelps puts spotlight on cupping
2016-08-10 06:36Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps led American swimmers to a gold medal in the 4x100-meter relay, but what grabbed media attention and led to stories and photos around the globe were the purple and red circles on his back.
Sad lifter Li Yajun vows to fight for next Olympics
2016-08-08 16:28Holding tears in her eyes, a sad Li Yajun was determined to get rid of the bad memories in Rio and trained harder for the next Olympic Games four years later.
