Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson bucked the trend on a huge night for United States women athletes as she became the first woman since Florence Griffith-Joyner at Seoul in 1988 to win the sprint double at the Olympics, winning the 200 metres in 21.78sec after holding off the world champion Dafne Schippers of The Netherlands, who clocked 21.88.
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IOC Executive Board member Hickey charged by Brazilian police in connection with Irish ticketing scandal
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board member Patrick Hickey has been formally charged by Brazilian police today following his arrest in connection with the alleged ticketing scandal involving Ireland here at Rio 2016.
Olympic tales make the best stories
Rio 2016 demonstrates why the Olympics are such a compelling environment within which brands can embed themselves and establish their own narratives.
The 2016 Olympiad in Rio has once again proved that the Games are The Greatest Show on Earth, with the greatest storylines.
How the Olympics Have Changed the World
Before every Olympic Games, there exists a continuous, inevitable stream of negativity and doomsday forecasting: facilities, security, pollution, doping, economics, corruption, health concerns, transportation snafus. The 2016 Rio Olympic Games are no different in that regard.
German canoe slalom coach Stefan Henze who died in Rio saves four lives through organ transplants
The Athens silver medallist died as a result of the head injuries he sustained in the crash
Stefan Henze, the German Olympic canoe slalom coach who died after a car crash in Rio, has saved the lives of four people by being an organ donor.
Olympic athletes get out and about in Rio de Janeiro
Away from the competitions, Rio 2016's Olympians are taking the opportunity to get to know the Marvellous City