The International Olympic Committee wanted to believe that Rio de Janeiro could host a spectacular edition of the games, and demonstrate that a once-developing nation could equal the globe’s ...
(Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images) The men’s and women’s race walking events continued at the Rio Olympics on Friday and so did the Internet’s snark about the sport. But it wasn’t always such ...
the Olympic flame has been doused and … well, that samba party will probably continue into next week, but the point is the Rio Games are over! We want to thank of all of our readers for ...
"Final Five" member Laurie Hernandez staged a comeback after an extended break from competition after winning two medals in Rio, but did not advance to U.S. Olympic Trials. Danell Leyva, a three-time ...
MaracanĂ£ Stadium, which held the opening and closing ceremonies and several of the Rio Olympics' biggest events, is abandoned and plagued by looters, and Julio de Lamare Aquatic Park's warm-up ...