Georgia’s conservative Olympic outfit scorned by women’s rights activists
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Women’s rights activists in Georgia have urged the country’s Olympic Committee to pick a more liberal design for its female athletes, criticizing the official outfits for next month’s opening ceremony at the Rio de…
Sailing federation says six Russians can take part in Rio games
MOSCOW (Reuters) – International sailing federation World Sailing said on Tuesday it had provisionally confirmed that six Russian competitors could compete in the Rio Olympics.
Shooting: Russians cleared for Rio
LONDON (Reuters) – Russian shooters have been cleared to compete at next month’s Rio Olympics, the International Shooting Federation (ISSF) said on Tuesday.
Froome planning to ride Vuelta after Rio
LONDON (Reuters) – Tour de France champion Chris Froome could ride Spain’s Vuelta after returning from the Rio Olympics, his Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford said on Tuesday.
Sun looking forward to lighting up the pools of Rio
(Reuters) – China’s Sun Yang has suffered a number of setbacks in the build up to the Rio Olympics but the freestyle specialist said his controversial past has made him more determined to defend his Olympic titles in the Rio Games.
Alonso pessimistic about podium appearances for rest of season
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Former world champion Fernando Alonso doubts he will make it onto the Formula One podium this season after also enduring his worst points tally last year, but has no immediate plans to retire.
ICF bans five Russian athletes from Rio
(Reuters) – Five Russian canoe sprint athletes – including the 2012 Olympic champion Alexander Dyachenko – have been banned from competing at next month’s Rio Olympics by the International Canoe Federation (ICF), after they were implicated by the McLar…
Dumoulin back on bike despite broken arm
LONDON (Reuters) – Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin is still hopeful of competing for road time trial gold at the Rio Olympics despite breaking his left arm near the end of the Tour de France.
Cambage makes stand for diverse Australia
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia has a good chance to clinch gold in the women’s basketball at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics but the nation is unlikely to win any medals for racial tolerance, according to outspoken center Liz Cambage.
In-form Johnson-Thompson targets Rio glory
(Reuters) – Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson has set her sights on winning a first Olympic heptathlon gold medal in Rio next month after she confirmed her good form with some fine individual performances at the London Anniversary Games last weekend…
