Ever dreamed of owning the ball used in the final of the men's Olympic basketball competition? How about the torch used to carry the Olympic flame to the cauldron?more
In the long history of the Games there can't have been many sadder silver medalists than Yulia Efimova. It wasn't the race, or that she finished second. She said herself that it was "the best I can do right now".more
The Dutch gymnast Yuri van Gelder has been expelled from the Olympics for violating team rules by going out for a night of drinking in Rio after qualifying for the finals of the rings event, the Dutch team's ambassador has confirmed.more
The Polish edition of Business Insider is reporting that weightlifter Tomasz Zielinski has tested positive for the banned substance nandrolone and has been removed from Olympic competition. Zielinski is the 2016 European Champion and the younger brother of 2012 London Gold Medalist (85kg) Adrian Zielinski. Both Zielinski brothers were originally slated to compete in the 94kg category in Rio.more
Golf is back at the Olympics for the first time in 112 years. A total of 120 golfers will take to the greens at Campo Olimpico de Golfe, including Canadians David Hearn, Alena Sharp, Graham DeLaet and Brooke Henderson.more
Being stuck in a lift for 40 minutes before preparing to face Novak Djokovic, the world's top ranked tennis player, was hardly ideal preparation for Juan Martin Del Potro.more
"After what I've seen in training, Tomasz Jablonski and Igor Jakubowski have a chance for medals in Rio. And I'll have my own games in Miedzyzdroje" - said Kamil Szeremeta, professional boxer, who on August 20 is to meet with the former world champion Kassim Ouma.more
Otylia Jedrzejczak, the last Polish Olympic medalist in swimming, hopes that in Rio de Janeiro white-and-red again will stand on the podium. She sees three chances to medal, but warns that the Olympic competition has its own rules.more
The 2016 Olympics have been formally opened with a colourful and pulsating ceremony at Rio's Maracana stadium. Broadcast to an estimated audience of three billion, it celebrated Brazil's history, culture and natural beauty, before former marathon runner Vanderlei de Lima lit the Olympic cauldron.more
This is more than two-thirds of their original entry list of 389 athletes, despite the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) recommending a blanket ban after a state-sponsored doping scandal.more
There will be music, parades, shows and stars as well as the formal ceremonial events includes speeches from the officials, the raising of flags and a parade of all the competing athletes from each participating country (in alphabetical order of the language of the host nation).more
Fresh from winning Wimbledon for a second time, Andy Murray has been chosen as Team GB's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics on Friday.more