With another Olympic gold, Lang Ping rekindles national pride
Lang Ping once again proved she's a world leader in the sport of volleyball, and has finally proven to her critics that they were wrong to label her a "traitor" years ago.
China crowned women's volleyball Olympic champions
Zhu Ting propelled China to a 3-1 (18-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-23) victory over Serbia to claim the gold medal of the women's volleyball tournament at Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday.
Zheng wins 2nd Olympic gold for China in taekwondo
Zheng Shuyin of China matched her boyfriend Zhao Shuai's Olympic feat on Saturday when she won the gold medal in the women's +67kg taekwondo competition at the Rio Games.
Chef de mission hails indomitable spirit of Chinese athletes at Rio Olympics
Chef de Mission of China Liu Peng told a press conference here on Saturday that the spirit of the Chinese athletes showed during these Olympic Games moved and motivated a lot though less medals achieved in Rio.
Centrowitz wins Olympic 1,500m gold for US
Matt Centrowitz became the first American to win the Olympic men's 1,500m final in more than a century, holding off a late challenge from Algeria's Taoufik Makhloufi here on Saturday.
Neymar holds nerve as Brazil win Olympic football gold
Neymar converted the decisive spot-kick as Brazil ended their long wait for Olympic football glory with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over their 2014 World Cup tormentors Germany on Saturday.
Chinese women golfers make history, men far behind world class
Two Chinese women golfers made history with their respective feat, while their male counterparts lag far behind world class golfers as the 10-day event, which made its return to the Olympic stage after over a century, concluded in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
US win six consecutive women's basketball Olympic gold medal
The United States won the women's basketball gold medal for the sixth consecutive time after beating Spain 101-72 at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games here on Saturday.
IOC chief Bach describes Rio Olympic Games as 'iconic'
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on the eve of the closing ceremony that Rio staged an "iconic" Olympic Games.
Russia makes one-two finish in rhythmic gymnastics individual at Rio Olympics
Dominating Russian rhythmic gymnasts Margarita Mamun and Yana Kudryavtseva made one-two finish in the individual all-around final at the Rio Olympic Games on Saturday.
Chen wins China's 7th diving gold of Rio Olympics
China's Chen Aisen clinched his second gold medal of the Rio Olympics by winning the men's 10m platform on Saturday.
Swedish cyclist Rissveds wins women's mountain bike at Rio Olympics
Jenny Rissveds of Sweden won the women's mountain bike at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on Saturday.
Brazil set up men's volleyball final clash with Italy
Brazil swept Russia 3-0 in a rematch of the London Olympic final here Friday evening to set up a clash with Italy in Sunday's men's volleyball final of the Rio Games.
Cisse earns Cote d'Ivoire first ever Olympic gold with last-second hit
Cheick Sallah Cisse handed Cote d'Ivoire's first ever Olympic gold medal with a dramatic head kick in the last second of the men's -80kg taekwondo final on Friday at the Rio Games.
Bolt secures unique place in Olympic history
Usain Bolt completed his third straight clean sweep of Olympic sprint events on Friday by leading Jamaica to victory in the men's 4x100m relay final here at the Rio Games.
Germany wins first Olympic football gold
Women's football team of Germany earned its first Olympic gold here on Friday, after seeing Sweden off 2-1 in the final at the Rio Games.
Greece's Stefanidi grabs pole vault gold
Greece's Ekaterini Stefanidi claimed gold in the women's pole vault at the Rio Olympics on Friday, beating Sandi Morris of the United States to the silver.
Lee eventually beats Lin, Marin ends Asian monopoly at Rio Olympics
Badminton's long time rivals Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei Friday presented one last Olympic showdown between them, while Carolina Marin from Spain became the first women's non-Asian winner of the Olympics in Rio.