Russia 09/12/2016 More than 1000 Russian athletes benefited from state-sponsored doping - report More than 1000 athletes, including Olympic medalists, are implicated in the McLaren report on Russian state-sponsored doping.
Sport 20/09/2016 Tokyo begin 2020 Olympic preparations A day after the Rio Paralympics came to a close the Olympic focus has shifted over to Tokyo where preparations for the 2020 edition have already begun.
Hungary 24/08/2016 Budapest hopes Hungary's Rio success can boost 2024 Olympic bid Hungary’s Olympic athletes received a warm welcome upon their return to Budapest from Rio: with eight gold medals and 15 overall the country finished 12th in the medals…
Brazil 11/08/2016 Third gold swimming medal for Ledecky on Day 5 of Rio Olympics On Day 5 of the Rio Olympics, Spain’s Mireia Belmonte won the 200 metres butterfly, making her the first Spanish woman to win an Olympic swimming gold medal.
world news 09/08/2016 Gold medals for China, Hungary and US in Rio Olympic swimming Day 3 Sun Yang has gained his second medal at the Rio Olympics on Monday, winning gold in the Olympic men’s 200 metres freestyle.
Japan 07/08/2016 Never mind Rio...Take a look at Tokyo, the 2020 Olympic host city! The Rio 2016 Olympics have only just begun but the drumbeat is already rolling for Tokyo 2020.
Brazil 05/08/2016 How much does it cost to host an Olympic Games? Brazil has not had the easiest of run-in as the opening ceremony approaches for the XXXI Olympiad.
Brazil 05/08/2016 Rio gets arty for Olympics! Street artists are bringing a whole new meaning to painting the town red in Rio, with striking creations celebrating the Olympics
Brazil 05/08/2016 Drama in Rio as fans faced marathon queues to pick up pre-bought tickets The opening day of the Rio Olympics was supposed to be a time of celebration, glory and drama.
Sport 01/08/2016 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.
Brazil 01/08/2016 Six of the best Olympic moments Euronews goes back in time to look at some of the greatest sporting moments in the history of the Olympic Games.
Sport 28/07/2016 Looking back at the Olympics 1936-1952 BERLIN 1936 Jesse Owens spoils Hitler’s parade The infamous Berlin Olympics of 1936 are most often remembered for two men: Adolf Hitler and Jesse
Sport 28/07/2016 Looking back at the Olympics 1924-1932 PARIS 1924 Olympic stars on the rise By the time the Olympics Games returned to Paris after 24 years, its international appeal had radically
Sport 28/07/2016 Looking back at the Olympics 1956-1964 MELBOURNE/STOCKHOLM 1956 “Blood in the Water” For the first time the Games travelled to the southern hemisphere, or at least most of the Games
Sport 28/07/2016 Looking back at the Olympics 1992-1996 BARCELONA 1992 A changed world boycotts Olympic boycotts Politically, much had changed in the world between 1988 and 1992. The Soviet bloc had
Sport 28/07/2016 Looking back at the Olympics 1980-1988 MOSCOW 1980 US boycott reduces the numbers Only 80 countries took part in the 1980 Moscow Games, the lowest number since 1956. The USA led a
Sport 28/07/2016 Looking back at the Olympics 1908-1920 LONDON 1908 A longer Marathon provides the highlight The 1908 Games had originally been awarded to Rome but it became clear that the Italian
Sport 28/07/2016 Looking back at the Olympics 1968-1976 MEXICO CITY 1968: Records vanish into thin air For the first, and so far only time the Games were held at high altitude in the Mexican capital. The
no comment 25/06/2016 Olympic torch in the heart of the Amazon The Olympic torch relay completed another week of its scenic tour through Brazil, where it will be carried by some 12,000 people in 335 cities up
Sport 17/05/2016 Thirty one athletes risk Rio Olympics exclusion after sample restests The first ever Olympic Games to take place on South American soil is now looming large. The 2016 Rio Olympics begin on August 5th and some 10,000
