The Rio Olympics kicked off Friday night, and if you’re looking for someone to cheer for, a number Manitoba athletes will be competing. Of the 300 plus Canadian athletes heading to to Rio, Brazil for ...

The 2016 Summer Olympics have finally arrived and like any major sporting event, there are plenty of big numbers involved. Officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, Rio 2016 marks the first ...

South America will become a first-time host of the Summer Olympics in 2016. The International Olympic Committee awarded the 2016 Games to Rio de Janeiro on a Friday of surprises in Copenhagen that ...

Since the modern Olympics began in 1896, over 200 national teams have vied for glory at the Summer and Winter Games. In 2016, for the first time, a team of refugees competed as well. At the 2016 ...

Canada's summer athletes moved the needle at the Rio Olympics with one of their best performances ever. Lagging behind their winter counterparts since the turn of the century, Canadians won 22 medals ...

The laboratory, based at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), lost its accreditation following “repeated failures” in meeting WADA standards in 2013. That left the real possibility that ...

The Rio de Janeiro waterways are still filthy just days before the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Athletes are advised to take precautions while health risks are high.

RIO DE JANEIRO – Whitecapped waves splashed over boats, one Canadian took on “quite a bit” of water and another lost the grip of his oar, costing his crew dearly on a chaotic opening day at the ...

DeMarcus Cousins revealed that he and his teammates had a good time at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.