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Olympic sprinter Tori Bowie died from complications of childbirth, autopsy report concludes
June 14, 2023 9:55 am
Bowie, who won three medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, was found dead last month. She was 32.
Dutch Athletics team member at 2016 & 2020 Olympics blames cheap chicken after testing positive for doping
August 31, 2022 1:30 pm
“It could be that this chicken had been treated with hormones and that he got this hormone in his body from eating this chicken,” Bockarie's spokesperson, Robbin Pieterman was quoted by the Netherlands public broadcaster, NOS.
Rio Olympics: More than 10 boxing bouts manipulated for 'money', reveals investigation; AIBA promises clean-up
October 01, 2021 11:20 am
The damning findings of the investigation stated that conspiracy to manipulate Rio results dated back as far back as before the London Olympics of 2012
At the Olympic Games, Liberians sport cool looks
July 24, 2021 10:49 am
Clemens is a Liberian American designer who founded his own company in 2004 with the motto “Not for you, for everyone.” He was creating deconstructed unisex basics aimed at subcultures long rejected or neglected by the establishment fashion world
Serbian tests positive arriving for Tokyo Olympics
July 04, 2021 2:59 pm
Organizers still have not decided about allowing local fans into venues. Fans from abroad were banned months ago.
Novak Djokovic shares Olympic regrets with Andy Murray in live chat
April 18, 2020 2:39 pm
Sitting on their sofas at home, the duo spent an entertaining hour reminiscing about some of the classics in their 36-match series, painful losses and even came up with the perfect tennis player.
Rio de Janeiro Games legacy incomplete, says IOC
February 18, 2018 4:38 pm
Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi admitted plans for the post-Games use for several venues, including the aquatics centre in the Olympic park, had largely remained on paper.
Romario seeks senate probe into Rio Olympic organiser Carlos Nuzman
September 20, 2017 2:38 am
Nuzman, an honorary IOC member, was held for questioning earlier this month by Brazilian and French authorities in an alleged vote-buying scheme to land the Olympics for Brazil. He has denied any wrongdoing.
Year on, Neymar recalls historic Rio Olympics gold medal for Brazil
August 20, 2017 7:13 pm
Neymar said, "At that moment I had several mixed feelings, I wanted to scream, to jump, to run, to hug my companions, the people I love, I do not know ... I wanted to do everything, but I could only cry ... thank you God, for transforming our crying into joy "
Sports Ministry not to interfere in Sushil Kumar vs Narsingh Yadav issue
May 12, 2016 10:52 pm
Narsingh Yadav had won quota in 74kg category while Sushil Kumar has been upgraded (from 66kg) after a revamp of the weight categories.
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