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Rio 2016

July 2024

  • ‘I’ve never been one to crave the limelight’ … Allyson Felix.

    Fascinating Olympians
    Death of a teammate, traumatic pregnancy, bruising pay war: how Allyson Felix survived it all to become a track legend

    Felix’s 11 Olympic medals have made her the most decorated American track and field athlete of all time. She talks about her greatest battles inside and outside the stadium

April 2023

  • Lawrence Okolie

    A moment that changed me
    A moment that changed me: I was unfit and flipping burgers when I decided to win the Olympics

    Watching the super-heavyweight boxers during my lunch break at McDonald’s, I was inspired to train for Rio and be a world champion. Suddenly my life began

December 2021

  • Joe Joyce won silver in the super-heavyweight category

    Joyce and Conlan’s hopes of Olympic boxing medal upgrades suffer blow

  • Lamine Diack

    Disgraced former world athletics chief Lamine Diack dies aged 88

November 2021

  • Carlos Arthur Nuzman with the then Brazilian president Lula and Pelé in Copenhagen in 2009 after Rio de Janeiro was named as host of the 2016 Olympics

    Rio Olympics chief sentenced to 30 years in prison for buying 2016 votes

    Carlos Arthur Nuzman, the former head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, has been convicted of buying votes for Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Games

October 2021

  • Rio 2016 Olympic Games Day 11, Riocentro Pavilion, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 16 Aug 2016<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Inpho/REX/Shutterstock (5830171bf) Men's Bantamweight 56kg Quarter-Final. Michael Conlan (Red) vs Vladimir Nikitin (Blue). Ireland's Michael Conlan following his defeat to Vladimir Nikitin of Russia Rio 2016 Olympic Games Day 11, Riocentro Pavilion, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 16 Aug 2016

    Michael Conlan calls for corrupt boxing officials to face criminal charges

    The Irish boxer Michael Conlan has called for any official implicated in fixing bouts at Rio 2016 to be charged with sporting fraud

September 2021

  • Rio 2016 red boxing gloves

    Six key points from the McLaren Olympic boxing investigation

  • The boxing ring at the Rio Olympics

    Judges ‘used signals’ to fix Olympic boxing bouts, McLaren report finds

July 2021

  • Ben Ryan

    What does winning Olympic gold mean? For Fiji, it inspired a nation

    Ben Ryan
    Fiji’s 43-7 triumph in the men’s sevens final in Rio brought wild celebrations but also smashed though glass ceilings

June 2021

  • Nico Miguel Hernandez of USA celebrates beating Ecuador’s Carlos Quipo in men’s light flyweight at Rio 2016.

    Investigation into possible Rio 2016 boxing corruption by Aiba opened up

    An investigation into possible corruption during the Olympic boxing competition at the Rio 2016 is to be led by Richard McLaren, the man who uncovered the full extent of Russian state-sponsored doping

December 2019

  • Mo Farah reacts as he crosses the finishing line to win the men’s 5,000m at the London 2012 Olympics

    The Guardian picture essay
    Olympics, World Cups and more: Tom Jenkins' pictures of the decade

    The Guardian and Observer sport photographer picks his favourite images from the thousands he shot during the past 10 years

November 2019

  • Sun Yang, Mack Horton

    Translation problems mar Sun Yang’s hearing at the court of arbitration for sport

    One of China’s biggest Olympic stars fought Friday for his right to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Games during a rare public hearing that turned combative at times.

January 2019

  • Pita Taufatofua

    The incredible story of Pita Taufatofua, Tonga's shirtless Olympic flag bearer

    Years of pain and crushing disappointment have not dissuaded the Instagram sensation from becoming an Olympian in two sports – and he’s about to announce a third

May 2018

  • Katie Ledecky

    Olympic hero Katie Ledecky set to make professional debut in Indianapolis

    The five-time Olympic champion will make her professional swimming debut at a Pro Series meet in Indianapolis next week

November 2017

  • Aly Raisman

    Aly Raisman, six-time Olympic medalist, says she was molested by team doctor

    One of the most decorated American gymnasts ever has confirmed she was sexually abused by longtime USA Gymnastics doctor Lawrence G Nassar

October 2017

  • Brazilian Olympic Committee president Carlos Nuzman is escorted from the federal police headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.

    Rio 2016 Olympic chief Carlos Nuzman arrested in corruption investigation

    The head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee was detained amid claims he was a key figure in a bribery scandal which led to Rio being awarded the 2016 Olympics

September 2017

  • Michael Phelps

    Michael Phelps says he has 'no desire' to return to competitive swimming

  • Papa Massata Diack, centre, is alleged to have spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on jewellery in the days following the 2016 and 2020 votes.

    Fresh claims that Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid teams bought votes

  • Papa Massata Diack

    ‘The biggest lie in the history of world sport’: Diack dismisses corruption allegations

  • Marina Hyde

    Sportblog
    IOC selective blindness continues but Rio 2016 scandal looks all too familiar

    Marina Hyde
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