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Exploding out of the blocks in lane eight, Wayde van Niekerk didn’t see another runner during the entire Olympic 400-meter final. He didn’t need to. It was just him against
What track and field really needed was a Usain Bolt-like jolt to steer the conversation from the endless string of crime, punishment and doping that nearly sank the sport over
Rows of empty seats, green water, controlled explosions, stray bullets, the killing of a young policeman in a favela, muggings of team officials, an attack on a media bus, spotty
When Simone Manuel touched the wall to clinch a gold medal Saturday night, it was a moment 120 years in the making. The U.S. women’s 4x100-meter medley relay team of
Jemima Jelagat Sumgong became the first Kenyan to win the women’s Olympic marathon Sunday after a scary moment near the finish when police intercepted a man who nearly marred the
It is one of Rio's most renowned favelas, the Cidade de Deus made infamous in a film that helped cement a stereotype of the other side of the "Marvelous City"
Forget the snarling traffic and unexpected rainstorms. Foreign spectators and athletes at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro have something else to get used to: The boisterous booing and sometimes
Majlinda Kelmendi stood on the podium with a wide smile on her face. A gold medal hung around her neck, and not just any gold medal — the first one
In another Chinese duel, Ding Ning ended up with Olympic gold. Ding beat teammate Li Xiaoxia in the women's table tennis final yesterday , reversing the result from four years
Michael Phelps sat alone, thoroughly exhausted. He put his head in his hands and then motioned at his neck as though he had nothing left to give. No need. His
Nothing is ever easy for the rival Koreas, even that most ubiquitous and usually innocent of Olympic interactions, the selfie. Like dozens of athletes at the Rio de Janeiro Games, gymnasts Hong Un
Green, not gold, was the color of the day at the Olympic diving venue. Sure, China won its third consecutive gold medal yesterday, but the buzz was about the color of
T he first Olympic rugby gold medal in 92 years has gone to a group of Australian women that includes a mechanic, an elite former sprinter and a 21-year-old newcomer who has
Felistas Muzongondi used to be a house cleaner. She’s now an office clerk for a sugar manufacturer, and also the captain of the Zimbabwe women’s football team at the Olympics. If
The "Usain Bolt Variety Hour" hit Brazil, big time, on Monday. The closing number said it all: After talking about life, sprinting and the Olympics — and yes, Bolt insisted
American Ibtihaj Muhammad looked like all the other fencers when she stepped on the piste, save for the non-descript black scarf covering her head. With that small gesture, Muhammad made history. Muhammad became the first American athlete
Dutch gymnast Yuri van Gelder has been kicked off the Netherlands’ team at the Olympics and is being sent home from Rio for breaching team rules. The Royal Netherlands Gymnastics Association
Swimming officials from Australia and China are jumping into the fray as a feud over doping between swimmers Mack Horton and Sun Yang keeps boiling over at the Rio Olympics. The
Disappointed yet again, the Brazilian fans jeered their own team and saved their applause for Iraq. Brazil, which has never won the Olympic gold medal in men's soccer, failed to
After a series of spills in the men’s Olympic road race left cyclists with broken bones and bloody road rash, it seemed as if the women’s race Sunday was going
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