Stats, facts and more on the athletes to watch for this year. — -- More than 11,000 athletes will be competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Here are stats, facts and more on 28 athletes ...

A two-time European weightlifting champ who competed in the 2016 Olympics for Ukraine was killed in action during his country’s war with Russia, the Ukrainian Olympic Committee announced Monday.

Since golf returned to the Olympic Games in 2016, there are now seven women who know what it feels like to experience a medal ceremony. One of those, Shanshan Feng, the bronze medalist from the Rio de ...

Icon Management Inc. released a statement on Bowie on Twitter. "We’re devasted to share the very sad news that Tori Bowie has passed away," the company said. "We’ve lost a client, dear friend, ...

Much has been made of the obstacles to a smooth 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro — fears over the mosquito-borne Zika virus, worries about polluted water and trepidations about safety in the ...

The UCI announced that it has provisionally suspended Greek track sprinter Christos Volikákis, 36, after he tested positive for an experimental drug, Ligandrol (LGD-4033), in the re-analysis of doping ...

The Roman Colosseum is arguably the most iconic versatile venue in the world. Although this structure was not intended for sporting activities, it hosted various events, from the well-known ...

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas is officially back. Whether the gymnastics star's return to the sport carries all the way to the Paris Olympics remains to be seen. Douglas, who became ...