American swimmer Ryan Lochte has been suspended from the competition for 10 months after an incident at a gas station during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In addition, the athlete was deprived of the $ 100 thousand prize for the gold medal he won at the Games. Lochte himself stated, ...
The Summer Paralympic Games officially began at the Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro with a colorful opening ceremony, writes BBC. The event organizers aimed to challenge stereotypes and reflect the energy of the Paralympic community. Over the course of 11 days, 528 sets of medals will be awarded at the Games...
The Arbitration for Sports in Lausanne did not satisfy the appeal of the Russian Paralympic Committee against the decision of the International Paralympic Committee to exclude the Russian team from the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The decision to suspend the Russian team was announced in mid-August by the head of the IPC, Sir Philip Craven. “Complete corruption of the anti-doping...
Brazil and the world bid farewell on Sunday to South America's first Olympic Games, a 16-day spectacle that was punctuated by moments of turmoil and strangeness that sometimes overshadowed the competition. Thousands of spectators gathered at the legendary Maracanã stadium so that, despite...
Behind the Olympic athletes, in between rounds and to the side, people work. CNN has selected five of the strangest (but necessary) jobs we've seen in the Olympics. 1. Workers who literally keep the cyclist at the start 2. Lifeguards for Olympic divers and ...
On Wednesday, it was decided to take away two quotas from Russia for participation in weightlifting competitions: the men's team lost one place and the women's team lost one. In addition, the national teams of Kazakhstan, Moldova, Azerbaijan and North Korea suffered similar punishment. One by one…
Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina was unable to reach the quarterfinals of the 2016 French Open, losing to world ranking leader Serena Williams. The American confidently won in two sets with a score of 6: 1, 6: 1. Thus, the best tennis player of Ukraine did not manage to repeat her last year ...