Rio 2016 Paralympic Games: Competition kicks off in Brazil
Thousands of athletes will compete across 23 sports at this year's Games in Brazil, as Andy Richardson reports.…
RIO 2016: Philippines wins first Olympic medal in two decades
The Philippines has won an Olympic medal for the first time in 20 years. It was an unexpected victory given the country's performances at recent games.…
Rio 2016: Nigeria to re-fund Olympics athletes
Nigeria Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, promised that personal monies incurred by athletes at Rio Olympics will be refunded.…
Rio 2016: Refugee athletes honoured with mural
Refugees competing at the Olympic Games have been honoured with a gigantic mural on Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Boulevard. Two street artists painted the 10 athletes in the refugee team.…
Schooling makes Olympic history for Singapore
Swimmer Joseph Schooling earns Singapore it's first Olympic gold in the mens 100 meters butterfly.…
Rio 2016: Olympic athletes get creative combating Zika
Athletes at Rio Olympics are getting creative with ways to protect themselves from the Zika virus, with mosquito repellant-infused uniforms to anti-Zika condoms.…
The Olympics in brief and Team Nigeria
Here is a brief history of the Olympics since its inception, from Athens to Rio, and Team Nigeria's first involvement in 1952 at the Helsinki Games presented by The Guardian.…
Rio 2016: Protesters run ‘torch of shame’ relay
With less than a week from the start of the Rio Olympic Games, protesters have staged the ‘torch of shame' relay, running through some of the city's deprived areas.…
2016 Rio Olympics: NOC decries funding issues
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Rio 2016: Protests cloud Olympic Games build-up
With one month to go until the start of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, public workers have been protesting over unpaid wages, there are concerns about the Zika virus and Brazil’s wider…
Rio 2016: Protests cloud Olympic Games build-up
With one month to go until the start of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, public workers have been protesting over unpaid wages, there are concerns about the Zika virus and Brazil’s wider…