Croatia wins first Olympic gold medal in sailing
Croatia took its first gold medal in sailing, winning the 470 men's event in the 2016 Olympic Games on Thursday.
Maroulis edges legendary Yoshida for women's wrestling gold
It could be called the end of an era when American Helen Maroulis beat legendary Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshida to claim the women's freestyle 53kg title at the Rio Olympic Games on Thursday.
No need for apologies from American swimmers, said Rio organizers
Rio organizers showed their tolerance when talking about Ryan Lochte and three other US swimmers whose initial mugging story seemed to have contradicted with a police investigation.
Four gold medals decided in canoe sprint competition of Olympic Games
Four gold medals were decided in the Olympic canoe sprint competition on Thursday as Germany, Ukraine, Hungary and Spain each took one gold.
Ukraine bags men's C1 200m gold in canoe sprint at Olympic Games
Iurii Cheban from Ukraine bagged the gold in the men's C1 200m in canoe sprint competition of the 2016 Olympic Games here on Thursday.
China's Zhao wins 58kg taekwondo gold in Rio Olympics
Zhao Shuai of China won the men's under-58kg Olympic taekwondo title in Rio on Wednesday, beating Thailand's Tawin Hanprab 6-4 in the final.
Ludwig/Walkenhorst of Germany claim Olympic women's beach volleyball title
European champions Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst of Germany swept world champions and home favorites Agatha Rippel/Seixas Barbara 2-0 Wednesday evening to claim the women's beach volleyball gold medal at the Rio Olympics.
China wins two Olympic golds in taekwondo and table tennis
China pocketed a gold medal each in table tennis and taekwondo on Wednesday while the United States still tops the medals table at the Rio Olympics after Day 12.
Host Brazil through to final to face Germany in men's football
Brazil smashed Honduras 6-0 in the semifinal on Wednesday and will play Germany in the final of the men's football tournament at the Rio Olympic Games.
China takes 1st wrestling medal in Rio
The Chinese team won their first wrestling medal at the Rio Olympic Games through 2013 world champion Sun Yanan when Japan bagged all three women's titles on Wednesday.
Rio 2016 organizers lament Brazilian crowds booing rival athletes
The Rio 2016 Organizing Committee on Wednesday expressed its sorrow for the way some Brazilian fans have been booing athletes from other countries during the Games.
China harvests two more golds at Rio Olympics
China claimed two more golds in diving and table tennis to place third on the medals table of the Rio Olympics on Tuesday.
Britain bags 6 golds track cycling at Rio Olympics
British track cyclists continued their strong performance on Tuesday at the Rio Olympics, increasing their gold collection to six after winning women's omnium and men's keirin.
Armenia's Aleksanyan, Serbian Stefanek triumph in Greco-Roman wrestling in Rio Olympics
Two-time world champion Artur Aleksanyan of Armenia lifted the men's Greco-Roman 98kg title Tuesday at the Rio Olympic Games while Davor Stefanek captured the gold medal at 66kg and became Serbia's first-ever Olympic medalist in wrestling.
Australia bag men's laser gold in sailing competition of Olympic Games
Tom Burton from Australia bagged the gold in the men's laser in sailing competition of the 2016 Olympic Games here on Tuesday.
Holland win women's laser radial gold in sailing competition of Olympic Games
Marit Bouwmeester from the Netherlands won the gold in the women's laser radial in sailing competition of the 2016 Olympic Games here on Tuesday.
Medal table at Rio Olympic Games on August 15
Following is medal table at Rio Olympic Games after the competitions on Monday, August 15
Brazil's Temer not to attend Olympics closing ceremony
Brazil's acting President Michel Temer's press office informed on late Monday that he will not attend the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games, which will be held on the evening of August 21 at the world-renowned Maracana stadium.