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Rio 2016 Olympic Gamesi

The 2016 Summer Olympics, to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to 21, 2016, will be the 31st Olympiad. It is the first time a South American city has hosted the world’s biggest multi-sport event. There will be 306 events in 28 sports. The opening and closing ceremonies will be held at the Maracana Stadium.

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The banning of Chinese swimming superstar Sun Yang, accused of being a drug cheat, misses the point that there are two sides to every story, so a rehearing of his case is justified.

  • Pita Taufatofua created an online fundraiser for ‘those most in need’ the same day a massive volcanic eruption struck his small island nation
  • The athlete rose to prominence after baring his chest and slathering himself with oil while in traditional Tongan dress during the Games’ opening ceremonies
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The 31-year-old Beijing Baic Motor captain and Chinese Women’s Volleyball League outside spiker MVP to take up assistant coach role at the club – ‘I have been planning this for a while’.

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Singapore government, which offers deferment for ‘exceptional sportsmen’, says Schooling’s national service must begin now meaning he will could 2022 Asian Games.

The dirtiest race in history’ in 1988 saw Ben Johnson test positive for steroids while Carl Lewis was handed the gold, while Nadia Comaneci and Nellie Kim fought with grace in gymnastics.

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Many facilities built for the Olympics at great expense have been abandoned and left to rot but it’s not all bad news with several host cities having worked hard to ensure a positive post-Games legacy.

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Reports say that Rio 2016 media darling will not be at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after absence from qualifying event, and missing out in May after false start.

Tottenham star is one of 11 overage players included on South Korea’s 50-player longlist for Summer Games, says coach Kim, but Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifiers among complicating factors.

University of Canberra assistant professor Catherine Ordway says anyone in the Chinese swimmer’s shoes would feel the process was working against them.

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Hashtag has had more than 100 million reads on Weibo after women’s football team qualified for Tokyo 2020 as fans ask why men’s teams have failed.

Volleyball team led by star Zhu Ting and coach Lang Ping lead medal charge at delayed Summer Olympics while others hope to make history like tennis hall of famer Li Na.

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Spanish newspaper Marca includes China’s controversial star swimmer alongside Nick Kyrgios, Neymar Jnr, Diego Costa and Floyd Mayweather Jnr.

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Tokyo-bound Jessica Lee Hoi-yan, Michael Cheng Chun-leung, Grace Lau Mo-sheung, Thomas Heffernan Ho and Vivian Kong Man-wai reflect on athlete life in pandemic.

The Swiss court ruling appears to have swung on an objection by Sun’s lawyers to the chairman of the three-judge panel, former Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini.

Sun’s two world championships gold medals in 2019 not enough to beat Xu’s single gold, with the swimmer still trying to overturn an eight-year ban for a doping offence.

The 34-year-old, a four-time Asian Games medallist and two-time Olympian, is forced to give up on trying to qualify for Tokyo after battling a recurring injury.