RIO DE JANEIRO, April 8 (Reuters) - A fire at the velodrome in Rio ‌de Janeiro's Olympic Park was brought under control early ‌on Wednesday, with no risk of it spreading to other parts of the complex ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A blaze which broke out at the veledrome in Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park and sent smoke billowing into the sky on Wednesday, ...

Six-time Olympic medalist Rebeca Andrade won gold on vault at the 2026 Pan American Championships on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, opening another chapter in the Olympic champion's historic career.

Athletes at the Rio 2016 Olympics will be taking home bits of recycled mirrors, car parts, and X-ray plates in their medals as part of design aimed at sustainability. Athletes at the Rio 2016 Olympics ...

Get latest medal count of Olympic Games 2016 including India's total medal score and winners list. Track country wise gold, ...

It is time to light the Olympic Torch in a tropical country,” Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as it gathered in Copenhagen to select a site ...

The 11-time Olympic medalist made her Summer Games debut for Team USA at age 19 in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — There is a lot of official confidence here at the Rio Games, and behind it a lot of flat-out evasion. There are robberies and snapped cables, but the International Olympic Committee ...

Since the modern Olympics began in 1896, over 200 national teams have vied for glory at the Summer and Winter Games. Now, for the first time, a team of refugees will compete as well. The International ...