Visitors gather beneath the Christ the Redeemer statue as Maracana stadium, the site of the Olympic opening ceremonies, stands in the background on July 4, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Throw away the floor fans. Rio de Janeiro Olympic organizers have changed their minds and said Friday that athletes will have free air conditioning in their bedrooms at the ...

Simone Biles posted a series of photos and videos to her Instagram to celebrate Olympic Day 2025; she included snaps from the Paris Summer Olympics 2024, Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020 and Rio de Janeiro ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Lionel Messi will skip the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in six months because his coach Gerardo Martino says he needs some rest. Martino spoke Monday on Argentina radio ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Two-time major champion Stan Wawrinka pulled out of the Olympics on Tuesday because of injury, leaving the Rio Games without half of the men ranked in the ATP’s top 10. A ...

Rio de Janeiro is a city of sights and sounds. As diverse as its people is the collection of impressive architecture found in Brazil’s second most populous city—from Eurocentric historical ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Thirteen rowers on the 40-member U.S. team came down with stomach illness at the World Rowing Junior Championships -- a trial run for next summer's Olympics -- and the team ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Rio de Janeiro Olympics will become a tangible reality on Friday, when one of its so-called "Mega" souvenir shops opens on Copacabana Beach.Bring plenty of cash, at ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 30 (Reuters) - Athletes risk serious illness from dangerously high levels of viruses and bacteria in sewage-contaminated waters at the swimming and boating venues being ...

Allyson Felix, Serena Williams, Kerri Walsh Jennings and legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski were among those inducted into the ...

2024 Paris Olympic Games. Add Topic. 2024 Paris Olympics golf format ... which will be the third time the Summer Games feature golf after it was introduced at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. ...