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US says sorry as swimmers leave Brazil to jeers CULTURE

US says sorry as swimmers leave Brazil to jeers

Two US Olympic swimmers flew home from Brazil on Thursday after a local crowd jeered them, calling them "liars" and "fakes", and police accused them of fabricating a story about being robbed at gunpoint during the Rio Games.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Swim, IOC scandals overshadow Bolt's advance CULTURE

Swim, IOC scandals overshadow Bolt's advance

Brazilian police detained two US swimmers and arrested a top International Olympic Committee official as scandal overshadowed the Rio Games and Usain Bolt's progress toward a new gold.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Russian Paralympic Committee vows to fight ban CULTURE

Russian Paralympic Committee vows to fight ban

Russia's Paralympic Committee on Monday vowed to fight its ban from the Rio Games over state-sponsored doping and insisted it was committed to fighting the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
American Thrasher wins first gold of Rio Games CULTURE

American Thrasher wins first gold of Rio Games

US teenager Virginia Thrasher claimed the first Rio Olympics gold medal with her final shot in the shooting on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IOC chief urges total review of world anti-doping system CULTURE

IOC chief urges total review of world anti-doping system

Olympics chief Thomas Bach called for a complete overhaul of the global anti-doping system on Tuesday after revelations of state-backed cheating by Russia rocked preparations for the Rio Games.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Brazil ready to stage successful Games, assures Temer CULTURE

Brazil ready to stage successful Games, assures Temer

Brazil's interim President Michel Temer is optimistic that the country will stage a successful Rio Games, despite facing health and financial turmoil ahead of the Aug. 5-21 Olympics.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sports court to rule on Russian athletes competing at Rio by July 21 CULTURE

Sports court to rule on Russian athletes competing at Rio by July 21

Athletics' governing body the IAAF and the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) have agreed to let the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rule on ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar hope to take more female athletes to Rio Games CULTURE

Qatar hope to take more female athletes to Rio Games

Qatari officials said on Tuesday they hoped to send a record number of female athletes to the Rio Games as they unveiled the country's largest ever Olympic squad.

4:45 AM November 25 2016