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Had Michalis Kalomiris not been browsing a list a few months ago of track and field athletes who qualified for the Olympics, the lawyer from Greece may not have known there was a spot waiting for him in Rio. Kalomiris, an amateur runner, competed in …
Aly Raisman is the elder statesman of the US women’s gymnastics team. And that’s saying a lot, considering she’s only 22 years old. The rest of the team is anywhere from 16-20. Gabby Douglas is 20, Madison Kocian and Simone Biles …
Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian ever as he has won 22 medals over three Olympiads. Phelps won five golds and six medals at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens; a whopping eight gold medals at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing; and he pulled …
Believe it or not, The Boogie Man has a highly refined sense of humor too. Kings center DeMarcus Cousins, who is competing for USA Basketball at the Rio Games this summer, was asked a strange question by an Olympic reporter on Thursday and delivered …
Widely considered the greatest soccer player of all time, Pele would be a natural choice to light the Olympic pyre in his home country of Brazil. It turns out the Rio 2016 organizers agree — but there’s one holdup that’s stopping …
The Rio Olympics will be giving priority seating to a number of different spectators, including those who are overweight. Team China shared some photos on Twitter earlier this week that show seats which are marked as reserved for pregnant women, …
Team USA rules over the international basketball landscape with an iron fist. A starting lineup of Stephen Curry, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, and Anthony Davis with Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook, and Blake Griffin coming off the bench …
With the opening ceremonies for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio on tap for Friday night, many of the world’s most elite athletes have already congregated at the Olympic village. Unfortunately, those who have arrived in Brazil have been met …
Police used tear gas and pepper spray on protesters to clear a path for the Olympic torch as it makes its way through Brazil to Rio de Janeiro ahead of Friday’s Opening Ceremonies for the 2016 Summer Games. The Olympic torch arrived in Rio on …
Brazilian fans were not too kind to Hope Solo as the US women’s national team made its debut at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio on Wednesday. The US defeated New Zealand 2-0 to win its first game in Group G. New Zealand only managed four shots …
Pokemon GO is the latest worldwide gaming craze. From young people to adults, everyone is getting in on the fun. But playing the game can become quite expensive if you’re not on the correct data plan, as one Japanese gymnast recently learned. …
It’s no secret that the Olympic village where the athletes are staying in Rio is not the most glamorous of places, and Dallas Mavericks center Andrew Bogut provided us with a closer look at it on Monday night. Using the hashtag …
The opening ceremony for the Rio Olympics will be on Friday. When Ryan Lochte walks in with the other American athletes he will do so with a different look than we are used to. The talented swimmer ditched his brown hair in favor of something much …
We have already heard plenty of horror stories about the athlete’s village in Rio that include clogged toilets and unfinished construction, but it gets even worse for Olympians who are fans of Pokemon. U.S. Olympic diver Abby Johnston has had a …
Rio de Janeiro appears nowhere close to prepared to host the Summer Olympics in less than two weeks, but the city’s mayor does not seem overly concerned. On Sunday, Rio mayor Eduardo Paes was asked about the Australian Olympic Committee deeming …
With the official start of the 2016 Summer Olympics less than two weeks away, the city of Rio de Janeiro should probably be ready to host by now. But is it? Let’s just say if the Games started today, the athletes would have nowhere to live. …
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