Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - The anti-doping system in sport is currently broken and in need of a radical overhaul, the chairman of the US Olympic Committee (USOC) Larry Probst reiterated ahead of the opening of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.
Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - The Russian team gets a lukewarm reception with a mix of applause and jeers in the parade of nations at the Rio Olympics opening ceremony.Russian athletes were only finally cleared to compete in Rio on Thursday when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) granted more than 270 of them entry into the Games.The IOC shied away from a blanket ban on Russia but its athletes had to meet strict criteria for participation in the wake of grave allegations of widespread and state-sponsored doping in the country.
Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - The water in Rio de Janeiro will be safe for Olympic swimmers, sailors and rowers, the Rio 2016 organizing committee said Tuesday, after new tests showed reduced levels of pollution.
Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - Gold medallists from Saturday‘s 12 finals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.Archery men‘s team - South Korea Cycling men‘s road race - Greg van Avermaet, Belgium Fecing women‘s epee - Emese Szasz, Hungary Judo men‘s 60kg - Beslan Mudranov, Russia Judo women‘s 48kg - Paula Pareto, Argentina Shooting men‘s 10m air pistol - Hoang Xuan Vinh, Vietnam Shooting women‘s 10m air rifle - Virginia Thrasher, US Swimming men‘s 400m medley - Kosuke Hagino, Japan Swimming women‘s 400m medley - Katinka Hosszu, Hungary Swimming men‘s 400m freestyle - Mack Horton, Australia Swimming women‘s 4x100m freestyle - Australia Weightlifting women‘s 48kg - Sopita Tanasan, Thailand..
Cincinnati, Ohio (dpa) - Andy Murray‘s plan to split a private jet with Rafael Nadal to ensure a Monday arrival at the Cincinnati Masters was shelved on Sunday after the Scot won an historic second Olympic gold medal at the Rio Games.The world number two came through in four hours over Argentine Juan Del Potro 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the final.Murray then changed his travel arrangements, saying in his post-match interview that he would not jet out of Brazil in the evening after all as reported by the BBC.