Tanasan wins first weightlifting gold at Rio Olympics
Sopita Tanasan of Thailand won the women's 48kg weightlifting gold medal at the Olympic Games here on Saturday.
South Korea claim men's team archery title at Rio Games
South Korean archers once again showed their overwhelming dominance at the Rio Olympics Games as they outclassed a consistent American team 6-0 in the final at Sambodromo here on Saturday.
Nadal a major attraction at Olympic village
Rafael Nadal is a fan favorite wherever he goes on the world tennis circuit. And it seems he is just as highly admired by his Olympic peers.
Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong meets with IOC chief Bach
Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Saturday on the sidelines of the Olympic shooting competitions.
Rio 2016 confirms controlled explosion at road cycling venue
The Rio 2016 organizing committee has confirmed a suspicious package was detonated at the Olympic cycle road race venue on Saturday.
China lose five-set thriller to Netherlands in Olympic women' s volleyball opener
Reigning World Cup champions and Olympic title favorites China lost to the Netherlands 3-2 on Saturday in their opening match at the 2016 Rio Games women's volleyball competitions.
Brazilian government happy that Rio Olympics "have begun very well"
In the first ministerial meeting since the Opening Ceremony, the Brazilian government stated on Saturday that it was happy the Rio 2016 Olympic Games "had begun very well", with no serious incidents recorded in the event's first hours.
Rio organizers say transport system passes test
Despite several incidents in which shuttle bus drivers got lost, the Rio Olympics organizers were satisified with the transport system as a whole.
Rio equestrian venue hit by bullet
A New Zealand team official narrowly escaped a stray bullet fired at the Olympic equestrian center on Saturday.
Moroccan boxer out of Rio Olympics after being arrested for sexual assault
Moroccan boxer Hassan Saada will not compete in the Olympic Games, after a Brazilian court refused his request for temporary freedom on Saturday, following his arrest for allegedly assaulting two chambermaids in the Olympic Village.
Chinese late qualification Zheng Saisai stuns Agnieszka Radwanska in Rio
Chinese Zheng Saisai produced a first round surprise, beating fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland at the Rio Olympic Games here on the opening day of tennis competition
Hoang Xuan Vinh wins Vietnam first-ever Olympic gold in Rio
The 41-year-old veteran Hoang Xuan Vinh won the first-ever Olympic gold medal for Vietnam after claiming the men's 10m air pistol event in the 2016 Rio Olympics here on Saturday.
Peaty breaks 100m breaststroke world record
Britain's Adam Peaty broke his own world record in the men's 100m breaststroke at the Rio Olympics on Saturday.
Canada trounce China 90-68 in Olympic women's basketball opener
Canada kicked off their Rio Olympic women's basketball journey with a big win over China, 90-68, at the Youth Arena on Saturday, to set the tone of the tournament.
King of gymnastics Uchimura takes positive out of mistakes
Japanese star gymnast Kohei Uchimura tried to take positives out of his fall off the high bar in the first subdivision of the men's gymnastics qualification at the Rio Olympic Games.
Veteran Szasz claims first Rio gold for Hungary in women's epee
Emese Szasz gave Hungary the first Rio Olympic Games gold medal after she won the epee individual title on Saturday.
Belgium cyclist Greg wins men's road race at Rio Olympics
Belgium cyclist Van Avermaet Greg won the gold of the men's cycling road race of the Rio Olympic Games here on Saturday.
V. Tharsher of USA wins first Rio Olympic gold in 10m air rifle
Virginia Tharsher of the United States claimed the first gold medal of the Rio Olympic Games when she won the women's 10m air rifle event here on Saturday.