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Flo-Jo: a story of the Olympics, speed and dying to succeed

Brazil

Bolt aiming for the 'triple-triple' in Rio

Jamaica's Usain also says he wants to break his own 200-metre world record, hoping to run a time under 19 seconds.

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Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva lose bid to appear at Rio Olympic Games

Russian Pole Vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva’s last gasp attempt to compete at the Rio Olympcis has failed after a Swiss Court rejected her appeal against her ban.

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Five athletes tipped to shine in Rio

Chris Froome will lead the Great Britain team as he bids to emulate the feat of compatriot Bradley Wiggins in the Olympic cycling road race on Saturday.

Sport

Legends Bolt and Phelps bidding to make history in Rio

The Rio 2016 Olympic games are now upon us and all eyes are already on Usain Bolt as the Jamaican sprinter prepares to defend the 100m, 200m and sprint relay titles he won in Beijing in 2008 and in Lo

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Sport

Olympics: Rio almost ready

Faster, Higher, Stronger is the Olympic motto for athletes, but could easily be used for the Rio workers who rushed to finish before the start of the world's biggest multi-sport event.

Russia

Exclusion of Russian athletes from Rio is 'discrimination', says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the exclusion of some Russian athletes from the Rio Olympics is "discrimination".

Russia

Russia's participation in the Olympic Games in Rio: a presumption of innocence or collective punishment?

The International Olympic Committee’s decision not to enforce a blanket ban on all Russian competitors from going to the Rio Games could lead to “lesser protection for clean athletes”, according to th

Russia

Russia welcomes IOC decision as "objective"

Moscow has welcomed the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) saying it was grateful that it had not imposed a complete ban on Russia competing at the Rio…

Switzerland

No blanket ban on Russian athletes - IOC

Russia has escaped a blanket ban from the Rio Olympics following the country’s doping scandal.

Sport

Court upholds IAAF ban on Russian athletes from competing in Rio

The ban on Russian track and field athletes taking part in the Rio Olympics is set to stand after the Court of Arbitration for Sport threw out an appeal by 68 Russian athletes.

Switzerland

Russia loses appeal against ban on track and field athletes at Rio Olympics

A legal challenge by a group of Russian track and field athletes against their exclusion from next month’s Summer Olympics in Rio has been rejected.

Sport

Russia opens criminal case against former anti-doping chief

Russian federal investigators announced on Saturday they had opened a criminal case against the country’s former anti-doping chief Grigory Rodchenkov on charges of “abuse of…

Russia

Putin slams Russian athletes Rio Olympics doping ban

Vladimir Putin has condemned the decision by the world athletics’ governing body to uphold a ban on Russia for systematic doping, thereby excluding its track and field competitors from this summer’s R

Spain

Spanish triathlete wins Princess of Asturias Award for Sports

Triathlete Francisco Javier Gómez Noya has been awarded the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports.

Sport

Jamaican sprinter Carter tests positive from 2008 Olympics

Jamaican sprinter Nesta Carter has returned a positive doping result following a re-testing of his sample from the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Sport

Fourteen Russian athletes test positive from 2008 Olympics

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) said on Tuesday the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had informed them that 14 of the country’s athletes have been suspected of doping at the 2008 Beijing…

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Bolt builds up speed ahead of Rio

Usain Bolt’s famous signature gesture, arm extended shooting for the stars, is one his olympic rivals will be hoping they do not see this summer, but who can stop the double Olympic sprint champion Us