The period between each Olympics always produces a lot of change, but with the global pandemic delaying the Tokyo Games by a full year, even more time has elapsed than usual. Over the last five years, ...

Angela Merkel and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed a memorandum of understanding that Germany would help Brazil stage the 2016 Olympics and 2014 World Cup. (Getty Images)Germany Support for Brazil ...

The International Olympic Committee wanted to believe that Rio de Janeiro could host a spectacular edition of the games, and demonstrate that a once-developing nation could equal the globe’s ...

In 2018 the number of persons with disabilities in employment was 49 per cent higher than it was in 2009 when Rio won the right to stage the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Rio 2016 featured 22 ...

The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil, will take place from August 05 to 21. More than 10,500 athletes will be participating in the games. The games will also see India's biggest contingent ...

Some doctors and scientists believe human dependence on antibiotics and antibacterial soaps is to blame for the development of drug-resistant bacteria. Lead researcher, Renata Picao, said Rio’s ...

(Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images) The men’s and women’s race walking events continued at the Rio Olympics on Friday and so did the Internet’s snark about the sport. But it wasn’t always such ...

Yesterday we posted a story on the furore surrounding the logo for the Rio 2016 Olympics, which was unveiled on New Year’s Eve. Today we take a closer look at the work itself. Yesterday we posted a ...

the Olympic flame has been doused and … well, that samba party will probably continue into next week, but the point is the Rio Games are over! We want to thank of all of our readers for ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Officials in Rio de Janeiro hoped hosting the 2016 Olympics would help make it a first-class city. Instead, many buildings and stadiums made for the games have gone ...

What is the competition format for BMX racing at the Olympics? The competition begins with the quarterfinals, in which three heats of eight riders compete in a three-run series. At the end of three ...

The 2016 Rio Olympic Games will feature 28 sports. These sports are spread over 41 disciplines and 306 events. This year’s Olympic Games also features two new sports. Rugby Sevens makes its ...