US committee says sorry as swimmers leave Brazil to jeers
Two US Olympic swimmers flew home from Brazil on Thursday after a local crowd jeered them, calling them “liars” and “fakes”, and police accused them...
Rio Olympics
Cypriot athlete Trajkovic reaches hurdles semi-final
Serbian-born Cypriot athlete Milan Trajkovic has qualified for the men’s 110m hurdles semi-final in the Rio Olympics. The 24-year-old athlete competed on Monday at the...
Soaring Da Silva is Brazil’s new darling
Thiago da Silva won Brazil’s first athletics gold of their home Games on an extraordinary, unforgettable Monday night in Rio, producing an Olympic record of 6.03...
Olympic medals table
Olympic Games complete medals table at the end of day 10 in Rio de Janeiro: Rank Country G S B Total 1. US 26 23 26...
Swimming-Night of individual firsts in Rio pool
By Alan Baldwin First time Olympic winners, including Australian teen Kyle Chalmers in the 100 metres freestyle, plundered three of the four golds in the...
No Greek tragedy here: Korakaki takes gold, second medal
By Mary Milliken Greek shooter Anna Korakaki became a double medal winner in Rio 2016 by taking the gold in the women’s 25 metre pistol...
Olympic medals table
Olympic Games medals table at the end of Day Three of competition in Rio de Janeiro. Rank Country G S B Total 1. U.S. 5...
Choppy start for Cypriot sailors in Rio
By Jeb Blount Olympic sailing began an 11-day regatta on Monday with near perfect winds as competitors showed little fear of heading back into waters criticised for...
More records fall as Phelps collects 19th gold (Day 2 medals table)
Michael Phelps picked up his 19th gold medal on a second night of world records in the Olympic pool, with Katie Ledecky cruising to women’s...
Wind, doping and VIP robbery plague Rio Games (Update)
Damaging wind gusts, a fresh doping controversy and the robbery of a visiting government minister presented the Rio Games with a perfect storm of problems...
Golden start for Australia on day of records
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu ended her long wait for Olympic victory and Australia captured two gold medals in an exhilarating first day of swimming competition that...
Three Cypriot athletes compete during Rio’s first day
Three Cypriot athletes will compete during the first day of the 31st modern Olympic Games in Rio, in swimming and gymnastics. The opening ceremony of...
Weightlifter returns to Cyprus after failing drugs test
A Cypriot weightlifter taking part in the Rio Olympics had his credentials revoked by the island’s Olympic Committee after he tested positive for a banned...
Risks in Rio
By Melinda Moore Forget about just avoiding mosquito bites: With so many people from around the world coming to the Games, there have to be...
Pele asked to light Rio pyre, checks with sponsors
Pele has been invited to light the Olympic pyre for the Rio Games on Friday but the Brazilian soccer great is checking with his sponsors...
Brazil’s Rousseff turns down Olympic opening invite
Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff has decided not to attend the torch ceremony opening the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, an aide said on Tuesday, one...
Brazil arrests ‘amateur’ group accused of Olympics terror plot
Brazil arrested 10 people on Thursday suspected of belonging to a poorly organised group supporting Islamic State (IS) and discussing acts of terrorism during next...
Cyprus Olympic team presented
The Cyprus Olympic mission to take part in the Summer Olympic Games next month was presented at a press conference yesterday Tuesday by the head...
Russians, Kenyans to face evaluation for Rio Games spots
Any competitor from Russia or Kenya wishing to take part in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics will need to be individually evaluated against doping and...
IAAF votes to keep Russia banned, Rio participation in balance (Updated)
World athletics’ governing body on Friday upheld its ban on Russia for systematic doping, leaving the country’s hopes of competing in the Rio Games dependent...