Qatari Olympic champion Mutaz Barshim has made an unprecedented achievement in the Qatari sport by winning the silver medal in the high jump competition in the Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Usain Bolt roared into Olympic history on Sunday, capturing an unprecedented third consecutive 100m crown to confirm his place in the pantheon of the greatest athletes the world has ever seen.
Fiji will have an extra public holiday to celebrate the country's first ever Olympic medal after its rugby sevens team won gold in Rio, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama announced on Friday.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday banned all russians from its own Games next month because of the widespread doping culture that it says has polluted sport in the country.
Brazil's government disbursed 2.9 billion reais ($895 million) to cover Olympic security spending by the state of Rio de Janeiro, which declared a state of fiscal emergency ...
Hakan Erseker made history yesterday by becoming the first Qatari boxer to qualify for the Olympics
Indian rower Dattu Bhokanal has battled adversity to secure Olympic qualification and his journey to Rio has been made even more remarkable following a childhood bout of aquaphobia and fears for his mother’s health during his final preparations.
Leila, Liina and Lily Luik from Estonia will make Olympics history when they cross the start line for the women's marathon in Rio.
Russia have included Maria Sharapova in their Olympic tennis team despite the star player being suspended over a positive test for the banned drug meldonium, the country's tennis federation said on Thursday.
The head of Qatar's renowned Aspire Academy believes the centre's graduates this summer could double the number of Olympic medals the Gulf country has ever won.
Obsessive hand washing, mouthwashes, downing cola after races and popping garlic tablets are just some of the precautions Britain’s Olympic sailing team will be taking for the Games in Rio.
Dancers - some in elaborate costumes - strutted into the final round of the Rio Carnival's samba championship, capping a wild party that has helped Brazilians forget about Zika and other worries.
