Rio 2016 Olympic Games

British Nissan Ambassadors Could Claim Gold Of Another Kind In Rio

Check out what two Nissan-sponsored British paralympians may get their hands on should they win gold in Rio.

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Russia Plans Final Olympic Roster Announcement This Weekend

The Russian Ministry of Sport and the Russian Olympic Committee plan to announce the final composition of their Olympic roster…

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Team USA 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony Outfits Revealed

Introducing Team USA’s Opening Ceremony attire, as designed by Ralph Lauren.

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Cate Campbell on 100 Free: “Everyone Is the Hunted! I Am the Underdog”

Some of the Australian Olympic swim team members spoke with the press yesterday about the upcoming Olympic Games. Cate Campbell and Matt Abood…

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The Olympic Torch Is Officially In 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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British Swimmers Make Final Olympic Preparations In Brazil

Adam Peaty and his British Olympic teammates are currently training just 40 minutes outside of Rio.

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Rio Medals Crafted With Sustainability in Mind

Crafted at the Brazilian Mint from recycled materials and sustainably-mined metals, Rio’s medals demonstrate that beauty does not have to be brand-new; that repurposed does not mean second-rate.

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Rio 2016 Olympic Previews: Australia Chasing WR in Women’s 400 Free Relay

As we head into the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Australia looks like the team to beat in the women’s 4×100 free relay. This year, the Aussies have 3 women under 53 seconds, with Cate Campbell (52.06), Bronte Campbell (52.58), and Emma McKeon (52.80) sitting 1st, 2nd, and 4th in the World Rankings.

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U.S. Women’s Olympic Team has More Members Than Any Olympic Team Ever

Now that all sports have announced their rosters, the U.S. Olympic Team has tallied a total of 292 women on its squad, giving the red, white, and blue the highest number of female athletes to ever compete for a one nation in a single Olympic Games.

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At Least 8 More Russian Sports Allowed Into Olympics Unscathed

After the IOC’s directive that International Sporting Federations (IFs) apply standards for participation for Russian athletes in the 2016 Olympics…

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Rio Torch Relay Day 85: Four Cities In São Paulo

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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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.

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Meet The 2016 USA Olympic Team: Jacob Pebley

Watch first-Olympian Jacob Pebley recall how he first got into the swimming world.

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Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Team: Maya Dirado

Meet Maya Dirado, the first-time Olympian who swam at Stanford University collegiately. She recalls how seriously she took warmup and the…

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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”…

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