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The Latest Breaking News from Rio 2016

Jonnie Peacock piles pressure on his rivals as he targets a third Paralympic title

The sprint star claimed 100m titles at London 2012 and Rio 2016.

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024

Ben Proud ends wait for Olympic medal with men’s 50 metres freestyle silver

Proud was fourth at Rio 2016 and fifth at Tokyo 2020.

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024

Helen Glover says it’s time to be mum and hints brilliant rowing career is over

The 38-year-old won pairs gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016.

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2024

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Max Whitlock heads to Paris with ‘surreal’ feeling ahead of fourth Olympic Games

British gymnast Whitlock, 31, won two gold medals at Rio 2016 and successfully defended the pommel horse title in Tokyo three years ago.

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2024

Rio 2016: A successful Olympic dream amidst crises

The crowd cheered loudly on Copacabana beach when Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games. For the first time, a city in South America would host the biggest sporting competition on the planet. The "Marvellous City", located between the sea and the forest,…

Radio France Internationale · May 21, 2024

TOI Exclusive: Sports ministry suspends Paralympic Committee of India citing sports code violation

NEW DELHI: Calling the delay in holding its elections as “wilful and intentional”, the sports ministry on Saturday suspended the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) – headed by Deepa Malik, the country’s first female para-athlete to win a medal at the Paralympics in Rio 2016 – citing violation of the…

The Times of India · Feb 4, 2024

Latin Women In Sports: Yulimar Rojas, a Source of Pride for Venezuelans and Latinos in General

After winning silver in Rio 2016, Rojas won the gold in Tokyo 2020

Latin Times · Feb 3, 2024

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Anything is possible through sport

There are only two times in my life that I've cried: when my mother left me, and when I received the news that I would be on the first-ever IOC Refugee Olympic Team. When I walked into the Olympic Stadium with my teammates for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic…

The Times of India · Oct 27, 2022

My fight is with myself at the Commonwealth Games: Mirabai Chanu

NEW DELHI: Honest and yet modest can best define the celebrated Mirabai Chanu, who buried the ghost of Rio 2016 in Tokyo last year, when she woke India up with her silver medal on the opening day of the Olympics. If she 'froze' in Rio 2016 with three failed clean-and-jerk…

The Times of India · Jul 25, 2022

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