Brazil banking on judokas to boost Rio medal haul
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A considerable part of Brazil’s Olympic hopes will rest with its Judo team, whose four medals were the most the nation earned in any sport at the 2012 London Games.
Eleven London 2012 weightlifters fail doping tests
LONDON (Reuters) – Eleven weightlifters, including six medallists, produced positive samples in the second wave of doping retests from the 2012 London Olympics, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said on Wednesday.
Tour mechanical doping tests all negative – UCI
(Reuters) – The International Cycling Union (UCI) carried out 3,773 tests for mechanical doping during this year’s Tour de France and none proved positive, the UCI said on Wednesday.
IOC’s Bach confident Rio will solve problems before Games
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The head of the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday played down problems with unfinished accommodation in Rio de Janeiro that have prompted some teams to abandon the Olympic village, saying he expected Brazil to host…
Despite problems, Olympic city of Rio still something to see
When it hosts the first-ever Olympics in South America, starting on Aug. 5, visitors will see a city whose stunning topography – stark, verdant mountains loom over packed and playful beaches – competes only with the drama of daily life here.
More than 250 Russian sportspeople cleared for Rio: Russian Olympic chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) – International federations have approved the participation of more than 250 Russian sportspeople, including wrestlers, in the Rio Olympics next month, Russian Olympic Committee chief Alexander Zhukov told Rossiya-24 TV channel on Wedn…
IAAF confirms ban on Russia’s track and field athletes in Rio
(Reuters) – The global governing body for athletics on Wednesday stood behind its ban on Russia’s track and field athletes competing at the Rio Olympics, effectively leaving all avenues explored in Moscow’s attempts to get the team readmitted.
Spain optimistic about ‘critical’ problems at Olympic village
(Reuters) – Spanish Olympic team chief Cayetano Cornet is hopeful that “critical” conditions at the Olympic village in Rio will drastically improve in time for the arrival of the bulk of his country’s delegation on Friday.
Most Brazilians expect Rio Olympics to hurt Brazil: poll
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Most Brazilians are pessimistic about impact on their country of the Olympic Games, scheduled to begin Aug. 5 in Rio de Janeiro, according to a study by polling group Ibope published in the Estado de S.Paulo daily newspaper.
China poised to extend weightlifting dominance
TOKYO (Reuters) – Weightlifting powerhouse China is set to extend its dominance in Rio de Janeiro after topping the medal table at every Olympics since the 2000 Sydney Games.
