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2016 Rio Olympics

  • Athletics: Thiago Braz, pole vault champion at 2016 Olympic Games, banned for doping

    Athletics: Thiago Braz, pole vault champion at 2016 Olympic Games, banned for doping

    AFP
    · May 29, 2024 · 10:00 am
  • Watch: Olympic champion Ryan Crouser breaks his own shot put world record at the LA Grand Prix

    Watch: Olympic champion Ryan Crouser breaks his own shot put world record at the LA Grand Prix

    Scroll Staff
    · May 28, 2023 · 10:52 am
  • Pause, rewind, play: Sakshi Malik trumped her underdog status to win a historic Olympic bronze

    Pause, rewind, play: Sakshi Malik trumped her underdog status to win a historic Olympic bronze

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 18, 2020 · 05:23 pm
  • How Julius Yego became world javelin throw champion and Olympic medallist – with help from YouTube

    How Julius Yego became world javelin throw champion and Olympic medallist – with help from YouTube

    Scroll Staff
    · Jun 19, 2020 · 10:42 am
  • British sprinter Nigel Levine suspended for four years after testing positive for banned substance

    British sprinter Nigel Levine suspended for four years after testing positive for banned substance

    AFP
    · Nov 20, 2018 · 08:51 pm
  • Olympic champion Monica Puig out of French Open due to hip injury

    Olympic champion Monica Puig out of French Open due to hip injury

    AFP
    · May 23, 2018 · 10:43 pm
  • Phelps, Bindra, Kobe, Gerrard (and others): Some immense talent retired from sports in 2016

    Phelps, Bindra, Kobe, Gerrard (and others): Some immense talent retired from sports in 2016

    Arka Bhattacharya
    · Dec 27, 2016 · 07:30 pm
  • After the glow of Rio, Indian gymnastics has been brought down to earth by an administrative logjam

    After the glow of Rio, Indian gymnastics has been brought down to earth by an administrative logjam

    R Sharada
    · Dec 21, 2016 · 02:00 pm