Stats, facts and more on the athletes to watch for this year. — -- More than 11,000 athletes will be competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Here are stats, facts and more on 28 athletes ...

Rio Olympics 2016 will see over 10,000 athletes competing in 42 sport disciplines over 19 days. Over 300 medals are to be won in the first-ever Olympics to be held in South America. Find out which ...

Volleyball and gymnastics are among the events that people most want to see at the Rio Olympic Games. But there are lesser-known sports and athletic events that you can watch at the global competition ...

Simone Manuel made history at the Rio 2016 Olympics as the first Black woman to win an individual swimming gold for the U.S.

(Reuters) - Australian Olympic officials say they will oppose plans to stage the 2016 Rio Olympics swimming finals late at night. Although the final schedule for the Rio Games has not been completed, ...

Caeleb Dressel is ready to make a splash at the Olympics. With the retirement of the legendary Michael Phelps following the 2016 Rio Olympics, Dressel has emerged as the face and co-captain of a ...