China wins first cycling Olympic gold at Rio Olympics
China claimed its first cycling Olympic gold after Gong Jinjie and Zhong Tianshi won the women's team sprint in the Rio Olympic Velodrome here on Friday.
Ayana 'in awe' after setting world record for 10,000m gold
Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana said she was "in awe" after smashing the world record to win the 10,000m at the Rio Olympics on Friday.
Training with buzzers could boost times: study
Swimmers who train with buzzers rather than their coach's voice could shave milliseconds off their times, a critical difference at the elite level, an Australian researcher has found.
Rudisha cruises, keeps mum on disgraced coach
David Rudisha cruised into the semifinals of the men's 800-meter on Friday but kept mum on the Kenyan coach sent home in disgrace after having tried to impersonate an athlete for a doping test.
Fiji celebrates ‘biggest day’
Fijians erupted in celebration Friday, setting off flares and dancing in the streets while a national holiday was declared after the tiny nation won its first ever Olympic medal - and gold at that.
S.Korean gymnast ‘awed’ by selfie fame
South Korean gymnast Lee Eun-ju, who found herself in the international spotlight after taking a selfie with a North Korean competitor in Rio, said Friday she was surprised by the extraordinary response to such a simple act.
Biles stands tall among greats
When Simone Biles stood on her bare feet ready to mount the balance beam on Thursday, it seemed like she would need to get on her tiptoes to peer over the 1.25 meter apparatus.
Swimmer Chen fails dope test
Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi has failed a doping test at the Rio Olympic Games, the first failed test by a Chinese athlete at the Olympics since 1992, as the national swimming team has struggled to eradicate doping and restore its reputation marred by a series of scandals in the 1990s.
Ethiopian distance runner Almaz Ayana breaks women's 10000 world record
Ethiopian distance runner Almaz Ayana clocked 29 minutes, 17.45 seconds to break women's 10000 world record at the Rio Olympic Games here on Friday.
Britain lift title of men's four in rowing regatta of Olympic Games
Britain lifted the title of the men's four in the rowing regatta of the 2016 Olympics Games here on Friday.
France notch up lightweight men's double sculls gold in rowing regatta of Olympic Games
France notched up a gold medal in the lightweight men's double sculls in 6 minutes and 30.70 seconds in the rowing regatta of the 2016 Olympics Games here on Friday.
Holland snatch lightweight women's double sculls gold in rowing regatta of Olympic Games
The Netherlands snatched a gold medal in the lightweight women's double sculls with a time of 7 minutes and 4.73 seconds in the rowing regatta of the 2016 Olympics Games here on Friday.
US sweeps five golds to top medals table at Rio Olympics
The United States came out as the biggest winner at the Rio Olympics on Thursday as its athletes took five gold medals and helped the US maintain the top spot on the medals table.
America's Harrison wins back-to-back Olympic judo gold medal
Kayla Harrison from the United States won back-to-back Olympic titles in judo women's 78kg at the Rio Olympic Games here on Thursday.
Fiji takes first ever Olympic gold after historic win in rugby sevens final
Fiji harvested the first ever Olympic gold as its men's rugby sevens team trounced Britain 43-7 in a lopsided final at the Rio Olympic Games on Thursday.
Chang Hye-jin wins women's archery individual gold for South Korea
South Korea archer Chang Hye-jin dethroned defending champion and teammate Ki Bo-bae en route to claim the women's individual title at the Rio Olympics here on Thursday.
Team Britain wins track cycling men's team sprint at Rio Olympics
Team Britain snatched their first track cycling gold of the Rio Olympics after setting a new Games' record to win the men's team sprint in the Rio Olympic Velodrome here on Thursday.
2,000 drug tests conducted so far at Rio Olympics
More than 2,000 drug tests have been conducted on athletes competing at the Rio Olympic Games, International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesman Mark Adams said here on Thursday.