On August 5, 2016, Brazil began its 16-day extravaganza of hosting the Olympic Games for the very first time. Beginning with its low budget Opening Ceremony, watched by more than 3.5 billion people, ...

Objective To describe the pattern of injuries and illnesses sustained during the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, hosted by Rio de Janeiro from 5 to 21 August 2016. Methods We recorded the daily incidence ...

This story appears in the August 17, 2015, issue of Sports Illustrated. Subscribe to the magazine here. For an image to capture an Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, you could do worse than to choose one ...

The countdown is on until the 2016 Olympics and Rio de Janeiro is preparing to welcome millions of people from around the world. But in order to succeed as hosts, the Brazilian city — which won the ...

Dead fish have continued to wash up on the banks of a Rio de Janeiro lake that is scheduled to hold Olympic rowing competitions during the 2016 games. Fish die-offs are a frequent occurrence in Rio's ...

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curryannounced Monday will not play in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, citing recent ankle and knee injuries. The reigning two-time NBA Most Valuable Player has ...

The Olympic Park for this year's Rio de Janeiro games is edging closer to completion. New photos can reveal the extraordinary structural work around the Brazilian city as the finishing touches are ...

Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympics after favourites Chicago suffered a crushing defeat. The Brazilian city will become the first South American city to host the Games after an historic vote by ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 07: A general view of the Christ The Redeemer statue atop the Corcovado on July 7, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Getty Images ...