Three Russian Olympic medalists are among 11 weightlifters, mostly from ex-Soviet states, who tested positive for banned drugs in retests of samples from the 2012 London Games.more
Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, is confident problems in the Olympic Village will be resolved and said he expects Rio to put on a "great" Games when he arrived in Brazil on Wednesday.more
About 70 members of Russia's Olympic team have left a Moscow airport for Brazil to take part in Rio 2016 while others stay at home, banned for doping.more
The Russian athletes in question are two canoeists - Andrey Kraitor and Alexey Korovashkov - and three kayakers - Elena Aniushina, Natalia Podolskaia and Alexander Dyachenko.more
Australian athletes will move into Rio's Olympic Village on Wednesday after seeing officials make "fantastic progress" in addressing concerns about the state of the accommodation.more
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The part of the Polad team has arrived to the Olympic Village but complains on problems including "blocked toilets, leaking pipes and exposed wiring".more
The US Olympic Committee announced a 555-strong team for the Rio de Janeiro Games that includes 292 women, the most women to represent any country at the Games.
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Days before the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the first world record attempt will be made in the city - but it won't be on the running track or in the swimming pool. It will be on a huge wall in the city's formerly run-down port area, which has been rejuvenated ahead of the Games.more
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will decide within seven days whether Russia will be banned from competing at this summer's Rio Olympics.more
The fate of Russia's participation in the Olympics is likely to remain unclear for several days after the IOC decided against a quick decision over whether to exclude the country's athletes from the Rio Games.more
A mobile Olympic and Paralympic Games museum is currently touring Brazil, bringing a treasure trove of sporting memorabilia and historical information to no fewer than 45 cities across the country. more
Several former Olympians who now serve on the International Olympic Committee's athletes' commission have warned of catastrophic consequences if the organisation does not ban Russia completely from the Rio Games.more
A white tiger named 'Soohorang' and an Asian black bear called 'Bandabi' were unveiled on Monday as the two mascots for the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Pyeongchang.more
