The Russian doping scandal has not tarnished the image of the Rio 2016 Games, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Sunday.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach defended the decision not to ban Russia from the Olympic Games on Sunday.
With five days to go before South America's first Olympic Games open in Rio de Janeiro, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Sunday that he was more confident than ever that the Brazilian organizers would deliver a "great" Games.
There will be up to 4500 urine tests and about 1000 blood tests in the Rio Olympic Games anti-doping program, said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach here on Sunday.
Strong winds and high seas lashed structures at Rio 2016 Olympic venues on Saturday as fresh doubts were raised about the quality of local construction work.
Interim Brazilian President Michel Temer inaugurated a much-anticipated subway line in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, just days before the opening of the Olympics in the city.
More than 80 percent of the tickets available for the Rio Olympics have been sold, organizers said on Saturday.
Brazil's interim president, Michel Temer, on Saturday inaugurated a much-anticipated subway line in Rio de Janeiro, just days before the city hosts the 2016 Olympic Games.
A three-member International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board panel has been selected to make final decisions on the eligibility of all Russian athletes competing at Rio 2016, the IOC said on Saturday.
A number of new measures have been put in place for the Rio Olympic Games, both in the Olympic Village and behind-the-scenes, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is determined to protect the integrity of sport.
Chinese athletes has arrived at Sao Paulo' s Esporte Clube Pinheiros, the pre-games training center of the Chinese Olympic delegation for the upcoming Rio Olympic Games.
Jemimah Jelagat Sumgong of Kenya hopes her second successive outing with Team Kenya will land her a big medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil after finally winning her first big race in 14 attempts when she bagged the London title in April.
Mercy Cherono is simply Kenya' s athletics poster girl, with her dashing smile illuminating international championships since she announced herself to the world as the women 3000m junior champion at the Bydgoszcz 2008 edition in Poland.
Authorities in Rio de Janeiro have stepped up security for Friday's Olympic opening ceremony to further combat the threat of terrorism, officials said on Saturday.
Yusra Mardini and her teammates from the first ever Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) told a press conference here on Saturday that bearing the Olympic flag in the upcoming Rio Games is a life-changing opportunity.
Refugee Olympic athletes originally from South Sudan arrived in Rio on Friday for the 2016 Olympic Games.
Cypriot tennis player Marcos Baghdatis has withdrawn from the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games after failing to recover from an elbow injury, the world No.42 said on Friday.
Brazilian police detained another man suspected of having links to terrorism, a week before the Olympic Games get underway in Rio de Janeiro, local media reported Thursday.