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Rio Olympics Begin With Colorful Ceremony At Maracana Stadium

The 2016 Summer Olympics officially kicked off with a colorful and heart-pounding ceremony at Rio's Maracana Stadium on Friday night.…

8 years ago

Michael Phelps Chosen As Team USA’s Flag Bearer For Rio Olympics

Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, was selected as Team USA's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of…

8 years ago

Intersex Runner Caster Semenya Of South Africa To Take Center Stage At Rio Olympics

Caster Semenya, a South African runner, is set to become one of the most prominent athletes of the upcoming Rio Olympics.…

8 years ago

Opening Ceremonies For Rio Olympics To Include Brazilian Natives Pele And Gisele Bundchen

Four days away from the opening ceremonies at the Rio Olympics and many of the details of the show have…

8 years ago

New Report Confirms State-Sponsored Doping By Russia At Olympics

The world's top anti-doping officials called on Monday for Russia to be banned from this summer's Olympic Games in Rio…

8 years ago

Serena Williams Starts Wimbledon Title Defense With Win Over Amra Sadikovic, Talks About Olympics

World No. 1 and reigning champion Serena Williams began her Wimbledon title defense on Tuesday, defeating Switzerland's Amra Sadikovic 6–2, 6–4 on Center Court…

8 years ago

Russian Track And Field Team Banned From Rio Olympics For Doping

Russia's track and field athletes have been banned from competing in the Rio Olympics in August, according to several news…

8 years ago

Andy Hunt, Ex-World Sailing CEO, Says He Was Fired For Trying To Move Rio Olympics Event

Former World Sailing CEO Peter Sowrey has spoken out and claims he was fired for attempting to get rid of polluted Guanabara Bay…

9 years ago

Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields Talks About ‘T-Rex,’ The Olympics And The Misconception Of Female Boxers [Exclusive Video]

Claressa Shields On Winning Olympic Gold Medal... by uSports Olympic boxer Claressa Shields attended SXSW promoting her new biographical documentary T-Rex, which traces her journey…

10 years ago

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Olympic Track & Field Star Sanya Richards-Ross Gives Advice To Fellow Athletes

Sanya Richards-Ross gave fellow athletes competing at the Olympics advice on how to stay motivated. The former Olympian competed for the…

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Carl Lewis Calls U.S. Men’s 4×100 Relay Team ‘A Total Embarrassment’

The U.S. women's 4x100 team's push for a third consecutive Olympic gold was denied by Jamaica. Jamaica won in a…

3 years ago

Olympic Beach Volleyball Star April Ross’ Biography: In Her Own Words

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjUedZN_ZUs April Ross is an American professional beach volleyball player. She has competed in three Summer Olympics (2012 with Jennifer…

3 years ago

John Geddert, Facing Multiple Indictments For Actions As US Olympic Gymnastics Coach, Commits Suicide

Former U.S. Olympic Coach John Geddert, who was charged with 24 felony counts, including 20 counts of human trafficking and…

4 years ago

U.S. Men’s Basketball Top Spain 82-76 In Rio To Reach Gold Medal Game

For the fourth consecutive Olympic Games, Team USA ended Spain's hopes for a gold medal. U.S. Men's Basketball Top Spain…

8 years ago

U.S. Women Drop Baton In 4x100M Relay, But Reach Final Thanks To Second Chance

Several strange things have occurred in the women's track and field competition at the Rio Olympics, but one of the…

8 years ago

French Pole Vaulter Renaud Lavillenie Booed During Competition And Medal Ceremony

French Pole Vaulter Renaud Lavillenie burst into tears as he stood on the podium with his silver medal in Rio on…

8 years ago

Dutch Swimmer Wins Open Water 10K, Second Place Controversy

Dutch swimmer Sharon Van Rouwendaal swam the 10 kilometer race in 1:56:32.1. Van Rouwendaal suffered from a shoulder injury this year leading…

8 years ago

Armenian Weightlifter Andranik Karapetyan Injures His Arm During Second Lift

Armenian weightlifter Andranik Karapetyan had his Olympic dreams dashed during a clean and jerk of 195 kilograms or 430 pounds. The…

8 years ago

OPINION: Lilly King Shouldn’t Feel Ways Towards Yulia Efimova, She Should Be Angry With IOC

American swimmer Lilly King beat Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova on Monday in a dual of the U.S. vs. Russia. Efimova is one of…

8 years ago

Kayla Harrison, U.S. Olympic Judo Champion, How She Visualizes Her Way To Gold [VIDEO EXCLUSIVE]

Kayla Harrison, Olympic Judo Gold Medalist, On... by uSports U.S. Olympic judoka Kayla Harrison won the 2012 London Olympics 78-kg…

8 years ago