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Michael Conlan lost to Russia’s Vladimir Nikitin in a bantamweight quarterfinal match at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday, and the Irishman feels he was robbed. When the judges awarded Nikitin the decision after the three-round bout, Conlan …
Wilhem Belocian never had a real chance to compete for a medal in the 110m hurdles at the Rio Olympics Monday night, as the French hurdler violated a harsh rule that resulted in his disqualification. In the first round of the 110m hurdles, Belocian …
Malaysian diver Ahmad Amsyar Azman finished last in the preliminary round of the 3m springboard diving event at the Summer Games in Rio on Monday after completely botching his final dive. Azman was attempting a forward 2.5 somersault 3 twist dive …
The world was introduced to Olympian Sydney McLaughlin on Monday at the Summer Games in Rio. McLaughlin is somewhat of a prodigy in that she just turned 17 last week and is competing for the U.S. track and field team. She’s the youngest track …
Shaunae Miller captured the gold medal in the women’s 400m on Monday and she did so with maximum effort. The 22-year-old from Bahamas was running side-by-side with Allyson Felix of the United States for the last portion of the race. As the two …
After an early round judo match in the Rio Olympics between Islam El Shehaby of Egypt and Israel’s Or Sasson, El Shehaby found himself in the news for backing away and not shaking the hand of his opponent, as is customary in the sport. You can …
American pole vaulter Jenn Suhr will be battling a serious illness when she competes at the Olympics in Rio on Tuesday. Suhr, the defending gold medal winner in the pole vault at the Olympics, contracted a virus while in Rio and has been ill, her …
US women’s water polo coach Adam Krikorian got a little aggressive with one of his players during the third quarter of his team’s 13-3 win over Brazil at the Rio Olympics on Monday. As 17-year-old Makenzie Fischer exited the pool late in …
Point guard extraordinaire Milos Teodosic has once again captivated international basketball audiences with his flashy playmaking and ball-handling wizardry for his native Serbia at the Rio Olympics this summer. Now we know just how close Teodosic …
When Michael Phelps won his first gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Katie Ledecky was just 7 years old. Two years later, Ledecky scored an autograph from her inspiration. Now that Ledecky is 19 and has won five gold medals of her own, roles …
Usain Bolt made history on Sunday night by winning his third consecutive 100m sprint at the Olympics. He may have also caused a major scare at John F. Kennedy International Airport while he was at it. Police received a report of gunfire at JFK at …
Nadine Visser is a Dutch track and field athlete competing in two events at the Olympics. The adidas sponsored athlete competed in the women’s heptathlon where she finished 19th, and she will also run in the 100m hurdles. In the heptathlon, …
Having already accomplished virtually everything that there is to accomplish at the individual level, Michael Phelps is now trying to use his platform to bring some much-needed reform to the sport of swimming. Phelps, who won five gold medals at the …
Switzerland has won 186 medals at the Summer Olympics all-time, 48 of them coming in gymnastics — the most of any sport by far. Yet until Sunday, none had ever been won by a female. Giulia Steingruber became the first Swiss female to win a …
Ryan Lochte on Sunday afternoon explained what happened when he and three other U.S. Olympic swimmers were robbed at gunpoint in Rio. After conflicting reports swirled about what actually happened, Lochte told TODAY’s Billy Bush that the …
Australian track and field athlete Michelle Jenneke is ready to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Jenneke, who went viral in 2012 after the internet got a hold of her bouncing warmup routine, is in Rio to compete in the 100m hurdles for …
