Drop All Olympic Events Except Swimming, Men’s Marathon and Ping Pong
In a time where the Olympic movement seems to be falling apart from disease, corruption, doping, and every other imaginable flaw of sports, Charles Hartley envisions a different version of the Olympics, one where the focus is on just 3 Olympic events.
FINA Releases What They Say to Be “Final” Entry Lists for Rio
After numerous invitational mishaps, confusion on the Olympic qualification process, and the Russian doping scandal, FINA has released the “final”…
Putin Says Fewer Russian Athletes Competing Means Medals ‘Devalued’
Russian President Vladimir Putin calls the Russian Olympic punishment as a ‘double standard.’
GBR’s Fran Halsall Has Bad Aquatic Barbie Memories
Guess GBR sprinter Fran Halsall’s favorite animal and see if you’re right.
WADA Confirms Finding of “Disappearing Positives” for Morozov
Morozov, along with 2 other nominated Russian Olympians, were beneficiaries of “disappearing false positives,” according to WADA.
Newly-Reclassified Millward Breaks S8 100 Back World Record
5-time Olympic medalist Stephanie Millward (middle) now is the world leader in the 100 back for S8s in 2016 by more than 6 seconds.
Rio Torch Relay Day 84: Ilhabela, An Island Off the Coast of São Paulo
On each day of the official Olympic torch relay, carrying the Olympic flame to the Olympic cauldron in Rio de Janeiro,…
2016 British Summer Championships: Day 1 Recap
Sheffield, Newcastle and Stirling are among the several clubs scoring wins on Day 1 of the 2016 British Summer Championships.
CAS Sets Up Two Temporary Offices For Rio Olympics
The Court of Arbitration For Sport (CAS) has opened two temporary offices designated to resolve legal disputes and doping cases on the site of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The two offices will operate every day until August 21st, 2016 when the Games come to a close.
2016 Rio Olympic Preview: Larkin Looks To End US Dominance In 200 Back
Australian Mitch Larkin will look to end the Americans streak of five straight Olympic wins in the men’s 200 back.
First Female Emirati Olympic Swimmer chosen as Flag-Bearer
18 year old Nada al Bedwawi, the first female Emirati Olympic swimmer, has been chosen to be the flag-bearer for…
Inge Dekker, 3-Time Dutch Olympian & Conqueror Of Life
Inge Dekker of the Netherlands is readying to take on the world at her 4th Olympic Games, just months after taking on a cancer diagnosis.
NBC Reportedly Requesting Change To Order Of Parade Of Nations
According to Brazilian newspaper Agora São Paulo, NBC, which holds the broadcasting rights for the Olympic Games in the United…
Michigan’s Al-Yamani Pulled From Rio Olympics Due to Miscommunication
Michigan’s Mokhtar Al-Yamani, who was slated to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games while representing Yemen, will no longer be competing in the meet due to a miscommunication between the IOC and Yemen’s sports federation.
Video: Santo Condorelli Keeping Things Light Heading Into Rio
Condorelli is currently at the Canadian team’s staging camp in Toronto where the team is coming together for the first time before flying out to Rio on Friday. Condorelli just returned from a training camp with coach Sergio Lopez in Paraguay.
