Mongolia’s Olympic wrestling strip gets public backing

A skin-baring protest by a pair of Mongolian wrestling coaches at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics might have struck some observers as slightly bizarre. Back home in their landlocked Asian

Japan | Prime Minister Abe wows Rio finale as Super Mario

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s brief but showstopping gig at the Olympics closing ceremony as the Nintendo game character Super Mario offered a tantalizing glimpse at Tokyo’s plans for the

North Korea | Celebrating two Olympic golds, country vows to be sports power

Despite claiming only two gold medals in Rio, North Korea is as determined as ever to fulfill one of leader Kim Jong Un’s primary goals: to become an international sports

Samba, reflections and pride in final Rio Olympics party

Shaking to samba and expressing a sense of longing with uniquely Brazilian words, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both

Rio Games – Basketball | Carmelo Anthony caps Olympic odyssey with third gold medal

Carmelo Anthony had one last thing to teach his young teammates. On the podium wearing his third Olympic gold medal, Anthony, who led this inexperienced U.S. team from the moment it

Rio Games | A forgiving public embraces fewer gold medals

In a country long focused on bringing home as many Olympic gold medals as possible, this year’s haul isn’t what China expected. When China’s 416-athlete delegation set off for Rio, state

Olympics 2016 | The good, the bad and the ugly of the Rio Games

Michael Phelps won more medals than anyone else, again. And then he said farewell, also again. Usain Bolt kissed the finish line goodbye after enhancing his Olympic legacy. Simone Biles

Selecting six numbers turned Britain into Olympic superpower

The path to the Olympic podium for British athletes begins with the selection of six numbers. Every time a Briton fills in a lottery slip and hands over two pounds

Rio Olympics | Chinese swimmer breaks taboo about ‘that time of the month’

Who knew a simple statement about “that time of the month” could cause such a stir? A Chinese Olympic swimmer whose popularity soared during the Rio Games for her animated facial expressions

Rio Olympics | Neymar, Brazil come out blazing in Olympic soccer semifinals

Maybe Neymar and his teammates can make the Olympics a success for Brazil after all. Brazil’s celebrated men’s soccer team rolled to a 6-0 win over Honduras in the semifinals

India set for worst performance since 1992

Months ahead of the Rio Games, Indian sports officials vowed that the massive nation would turn around its long history of dismal Olympic results and be proud of its athletes. Steeplechase.

‘Awesome Hour’ on the track as US captures six Olympic medals

Tianna Bartoletta kicked off her country’s whirlwind run of medals on the night. So, by all rights, she should get to name it. Fittingly, the newly crowned Olympic long jump

Irish Olympic executive arrested in ticket scheme

A senior Olympic executive from Ireland was arrested and taken to the hospital on Wednesday after police raided his beachfront hotel as part of an investigation into the illegal sale

Rio Olympics | China’s ‘mudslides’ inject personality into once-staid team

Lovesick. Goofy. Flamboyant. Not usually words you’d associate with China’s Olympic team. In Rio, however, a new generation of Chinese Olympians are breaking the mold and shaking up social media. There’s

Rio Olympics | Four on the floor for Simone Biles; Bolt coasts in 200 heat

Josh Hoffner Simone Biles closed her Rio Games with more gymnastics gold. Usain Bolt breezed through another sprint as he makes a run at one final Olympic title in his favorite

Mark Cavendish at long last gets Olympic cycling medal

Mark Cavendish has triumphed in 30 stages of the Tour de France, won road racing’s world title and captured dozens of other important races to become one of Britain’s most

Rio Olympics | Time, effort and money help South Korea rule obscure sports

South Korea’s women won the Olympic team archery title — for the eighth time in a row. Jin Jong-oh, meanwhile, took gold in the men’s 50-meter pistol in Rio de

The ‘other Olympics’ are far from beach and tourist spots

The roads of the Deodoro twist and turn through residential areas, past markets where locals eat lunch outside and parks where children fly paper kites. Grassy hills frame the region to

Rio | Bolt shines bright, wins another gold in Olympic 100

Usain Bolt sauntered onto the track, stretched out his arms and waved his hands, signaling for more applause. He knew exactly how this night was going to go. The sprinter-turned-showman’s swan

Murray first to win two Olympic tennis singles golds

Andy Murray is making a habit of accomplishing things that hadn’t been done in a while. Or ever. Murray became the first tennis player in Olympic history with two singles gold

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