Who could forget the Bahamas' Shaunae Miller diving for gold in the 400-meter? — -- The Olympic Games are nearly always historic in their feats of athletic prowess. But aside from the sporting ...
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, ...
This story appears in the August 29, 2016 issue of Sports Illustrated. To subscribe, click here. There you go. It’s what we’ve muttered nine times now, over three Olympics, after each race Usain Bolt ...
The venues that once dazzled audiences during the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro have now fallen into disrepair. Just six months after the summer games, CNN reports that the Maracanã Stadium, ...
Experts insist the Rio 2016 Olympics should be postponed, cancelled or moved due to the Zika threat.(Getty Images: Matthew Stockman) Experts say pressing on with Rio Olympics would be "irresponsible" ...
From the roof of his concrete home, Luiz Claudio looks out at the bulldozers and construction cranes assembling the Olympic Park of Rio de Janeiro. (Opening ceremonies, August 5!) The sadness seeps ...
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The cost of last year's Rio Olympics has risen to 43.3 billion reais ($13.2 billion), around 14.5 billion reais more than originally planned, according to figures published ...