Last night, at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, perhaps the most anticipated sports show of this year took place - the opening ceremony of the XXXI Summer Olympic Games. All the brightest moments of the Olympic holiday are in the ForumDaily material. Despite a series of high-profile scandals that preceded the opening, ...

The Russian Olympic Committee confirmed receipt of documents from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) notifying that 2008 Russian athletes tested positive for doping samples taken during the 14 Beijing Olympic Games. Now Russia, as the president had previously warned ...

The city of Los Angeles, which is a candidate to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, has unveiled a logo and slogan for its bid. Along with the American city, the European cities of Paris, Rome and Budapest are fighting for the Olympics. Voting will take place at the session of the International Olympic Committee in ...