The local organising committee for the upcoming Rio Olympics is running a deficit of between 400 million and 500 million reais (93.26 million pounds to 116.38 million pounds), a source with direct knowledge of the committee's finances told Reuters on Monday.more
6,000 soldiers already deployed to support Olympic security in Rio. The number of armed forces personnel who will be in Rio de Janeiro during the Olympic Games has risen from 18,000 to more than 21,000more
Rio 2016's battle to convince athletes and visitors that the city will be safe from Zika-carrying mosquitoes has led to it signing the Olympics' first-ever insect repellent partner.more
Polish handball players started preparation for olympic games in Rio. Main coach Talant Dujszabajew will reaval full list of contestants after that.more
The ban on Russian athletics team competing internationally will remain in place and rule them out of the Rio Olympics this summer. The IAAF, athletics' world governing body, will announce imminently that it has decided there is no way back for the country's track and field stars although many are expected to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over the blanket ban.more
Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been named in his country's provisional 35-man squad for the Olympic Games.
The 34-year-old, who is currently at Euro 2016, has said he will not make a decision on his participation until after the competition is over.more
io 2016 organisers have revealed the medals that will be competed for at this summer's Olympics. A total of 2,488 medals, each weighing 500g, have been produced - with 812 gold, 812 silver and 864 bronze.more
British long jumper Greg Rutherford has had his sperm frozen before competing at the Rio Olympics because of fears about the Zika virus, says his partner.more
Group A, which includes France and Croatia as well as European silver medallists Denmark and world silver medallists Qatar, plus Tunisia and Argentina, has been dubbed the group of death. However group B will be no walk in the park for hosts Brazil, who must face Olympic silver medallists Sweden and European champions Germany, along with Poland, Slovenia and Egypt.more
Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of Rio 2016, accusing the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) of "unfair and unjust treatment" and "unwarranted attacks".more
Poland clinched the first Olympic berth available at the Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament, after they defeated Venezuela 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-17) at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Thursday.more
World champions Poland moved to the top of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Olympic Qualification Tournament standings by making it three wins from three in Tokyo.
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A Polish grandfather left New York on Sunday on his third solo trans-Atlantic crossing in a kayak, aiming to arrive in Portugal in time to celebrate his 70th birthday on firm ground in September.
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Russia could lose medals from the 2008 Beijing Olympics after 14 of its athletes tested positive for banned substances during re-tests conducted from eight-year-old samples, the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has announced.more
Japan's 75-year-old equestrian Hiroshi Hoketsu will not be competing in this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics after he was unable to meet the criteria to join a qualifying trial for the Japanese team, Kyodo News learned Tuesday.more
The Olympics are fewer than 100 days away. The torch has been lit at the site of the ancient games in Olympia, in Greece, and has begun its journey to Brazil, where it will land on May 3 carrying what International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said is a "message of hope in troubled times".more
Due to doping violations at the European Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament in Serbian city Zrenjanin, Poland's Magomedmurad Gadzhiev and Ukraine's Andriy Kvyatkovskyy have had their results in the men's freestyle 65 kilograms category voided and associated Olympic licences revoked.more
