Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged the IOC to break new ground by awarding the 2016 Summer Games to Rio de Janeiro. "The Olympic Games cannot be kept by the rich countries," Silva ...

Stats, facts and more on the athletes to watch for this year. — -- More than 11,000 athletes will be competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Here are stats, facts and more on 28 athletes ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Shaking to samba and sharing reflections in uniquely Brazilian ways, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both revelatory and a sigh of ...

Brazilian soccer great Pele says his poor health will keep him from lighting the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics. In a statement on Friday, Pele said: "I'm not physically ...

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 ...

Former world professional champion Amnat Ruenroeng, one of the top Thai bets for a boxing medal in the 2016 Olympics, was battered into submission by a French amateur in their last-16 clash on ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- With violence raising concerns about security during August's Olympic Games, police near the Olympic beach volleyball venue in Copacabana said Wednesday that a foot and other body ...

Simone Biles reflected on her first Olympic experience, sharing that she felt more carefree during the games in Brazil compared to Tokyo and Paris. "My first Olympics was such a breeze in 2016 Rio,” ...