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Two armed police officers accused of briefly kidnapping and extorting a New Zealand jiu-jitsu athlete in Rio de Janeiro have been arrested, said Brazil’s...
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Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff said Monday she will insist on being treated as the country’s president at the Olympic Games despite having been suspended for...
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Those traveling to Brazil for the Olympics face a tiny risk of getting infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which can cause birth defects...
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Saudi Prince Faisal Al Shalan is an equestrian rider at Rio, the latest in a long list of kings and queens, barons and counts...
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The legal battle to compete in next month’s Olympics began Monday as Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova was the first to appeal her exclusion from...
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The International Olympic Committee on Sunday decided against hitting Russia with a blanket ban from the Rio Games over state-run doping, sparking an immediate...
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The International Olympic Committee held showdown talks Sunday on whether to ban Russia from the Rio Games over state-run doping, an unprecedented decision that...
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President Vladimir Putin has pumped vast sums into sport to refashion Russia’s image and bolster his personal prestige, but the scandal over state-run doping...
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Russia could miss the Paralympics in Rio as well as the Olympics after the International Paralympic Committee decided Friday to open suspension proceedings following...
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Russia on Friday made a last-ditch bid to avoid a blanket ban at the Rio Games over state-run doping as a fresh batch of...