Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Benefactor Contributes To Aussies’ Charter Flight To Rio

The Australian Olympic Swimming Team is ready to make its way to Rio de Janeiro this weekend after having spent…

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Meet the 2016 US Olympic Swim Team: Cody Miller

Meet 2016 US Olympian Cody Miller, hailing from Las Vegas, Nevada. In the short video Miller discusses how he originally got…

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Rio Torch Relay Day 88: Six Cities In The State of Rio de Janeiro

On each day of the official Olympic torch relay, carrying the Olympic flame to the Olympic cauldron in Rio de Janeiro,…

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Michael Klim Joins Australian Team In Auburn To ‘Cap’ Off Staging Camp

Michael Klim joined the Australian team on their final night of Olympic Staging Camp for their Gold Cap Presentations.

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Michael Phelps Possibly On Team USA Flag Bearer Short List For Rio

22-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps is among those athletes potentially in the running to become the United States’ flag bearer during Rio’s Opening Ceremony on August 5th.

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Emergency Maintenance Team Working on Issues with Rio Olympic Village

Issues with the village have included leaky pipes, blocked toilets, broken showers, exposed wires, unlit stairways, a strong smell of gas, and extremely dirty floors.

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Entire Russian Weightlifting Team Banned from Olympics

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has announced that it will ban the entire Russian Weightlifting Federation from participating in the…

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Rio Travel Advice on Zika, Safety & More from Dr. Albert Levy

Going to Rio? Dr. Albert Levy has advice on how best to stay safe, healthy, and Zika-free during your travels.

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2016 Rio Olympic Preview: Women’s 200 Back & The Aussie Monopoly

Defending Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Missy Franklin faces off against Aussie duet Emily Seebohm, the 2015 world champion, and Belinda Hocking. Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu and Olympic newcomer Maya DiRado, among others, will add to the drama of this amazing race.

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‘Small Fire’ in the Olympic Village Forces Australian Team to Evacuate

The Australian team was hesitant to move in to the Olympic village when they first arrived in Rio, and opted…

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Protesters Disrupt Olympic Torch Relay In Brazil (Video)

Protesters took to the streets yesterday, on day 86 of the Olympic torch relay, disrupting the relay in protest of…

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Rio Torch Relay Day 87: Torch Continues Through Rio de Janeiro

On each day of the official Olympic torch relay, carrying the Olympic flame to the Olympic cauldron in Rio de Janeiro,…

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Lochte To Try “Dry Season” Prior To Games For First Time

Ryan Lochte has stated he plans to do a “dry” season prior to the Olympics for the first time in his career.

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Rio 2016 Olympics Previews: Paltrinieri-Sun Showdown Leads Men’s 1500

Italy’s 21-year-old dynamic duo of Gabriele Detti (left) and Gregorio Paltrinieri have rocketed up the world distance rankings since 2012

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