Golf's return to the Olympics has been hit by a host of withdrawals, but for Hong Kong amateur Tiffany Chan, reaching the Rio Games is a dream come true.
Venezuelan fencer Alejandra Benitez balances the demands of her sport with her charity work in the favelas (slums) of Caracas and a career in politics, yet the 36-year-old has no intention of slowing down after the Rio Olympics.
Declaring that the global drug-testing system is damaged, Olympic leaders and anti-doping officials vowed on Tuesday to fix the problems and prevent the type of scandal that has embroiled Russian athletes in the lead-up to the Rio Games.
Cycling queen Sarah Lee broke Hong Kong's 16-year Olympic medal drought when she won a bronze in 2012. Now she has her sights set on Rio gold.
World No 4 Stan Wawrinka withdrew from the Olympics with a back injury on Tuesday, dealing another blow to the tennis tournament that has been hit by high-profile pullouts.
FINA, the global sanctioning body for aquatics, is denying Russian swimmers Vladimir Morozov and Nikita Lobintsev have been cleared to compete in the Rio Olympics.
First-time champions disrupting Big Three dominance of big events
Escalating costs driving some parents to ruin The Olympics sparks hope in many a child of going for the gold. But in financially supporting those dreams, some parents are going for broke.
Superstar swimmers Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky will both represent the United States in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the Rio Olympics, USA Today reported on Monday.
Australian weightlifter Tia-Clair Toomey is unlikely to win a medal at the Rio Olympics, but she can claim to be the fittest woman there.
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