The apology follows a similar statement from the US Olympic Committee to Brazil. It aims to put to bed the sordid, fabricated robbery account by Ryan Lochte and his cohorts.
There was a fear that rowers would get sick from the waters in Rio. But that hasn't been the case. If anything, the venue for the regatta was picture perfect, and even clean, US rower Andrew Campbell says.
Bronze medal-winning fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad has drawn attention with her choice to wear a hijab in Olympic competition. But she's not the first, by far. It's an issue being faced by women at the highest level of sports around the world all the time.
Jamaican Sprinter Usain Bolt won his third straight gold medal.on Sunday in the 100-meter sprint. Not long after he took his victory lap, NBC announcer Bob Costas said, "With apologies to all you reggae fans, I think that Bolt has even outdistanced Marley."
Just when many Olympians are arriving — and others are canceling over Zika fears — Brazilian doctors are questioning the theory that the mosquito-borne virus caused an increase in microcephaly cases.
As a team of refugees participates in the Olympics for the first time, refugees around the world are playing sports in the camps they're temporarily calling home. Social welfare organizations like the YMCA also recognized the value of sports in refugee camps dating as far back as World War II.
Bronze medal-winning fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad has drawn attention with her choice to wear a hijab in Olympic competition. But she's not the first, by far. It's an issue being faced by women at the highest level of sports around the world all the time.
Soccer has long been king in Haiti. But over the last few years, a new sport has taken hold: basketball. Now, there's an ambitious push, led by an unlikely cast of characters, to build a Haitian national team that can compete on the Olympic stage.
The International Olympic Committee voted unanimously to add new sports to the official games roster, in an effort organizers hope will get young people pumped again about the event.
The medals for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro have a unique design: Shake them, and they let off tinkling sounds — with different tones for gold, silver and bronze.
After the enhancement-drug problems in Russia, it's even more important to find out why drug-enhancement watchdogs closed Rio de Janeiro's facility last month.
An expert says Rio de Janeiro residents are thinking, "It’s sad, but it happens all the time, and now it’s in the headlines just because it’s a foreign athlete."
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Health
Brazil now has doubts that Zika alone causes birth defects
GlobalPost
August 02, 2016
Just when many Olympians are arriving — and others are canceling over Zika fears — Brazilian doctors are questioning the theory that the mosquito-borne virus caused an increase in microcephaly cases.
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Sports
How Ryan Lochte went from victim to suspect in Rio
GlobalPost
August 18, 2016
Updated
In a crazy twist, US swimmers in Brazil went from being supposed crime victims to suspects of an investigation.
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Conflict
It's not just the Olympics. Sports have been important in refugee camps for decades.
PRI's The World
August 12, 2016
As a team of refugees participates in the Olympics for the first time, refugees around the world are playing sports in the camps they're temporarily calling home. Social welfare organizations like the YMCA also recognized the value of sports in refugee camps dating as far back as World War II.
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Sports
Rio Olympics brings new attention to women who wear hijabs in sports competitions
Day 6
August 16, 2016
Bronze medal-winning fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad has drawn attention with her choice to wear a hijab in Olympic competition. But she's not the first, by far. It's an issue being faced by women at the highest level of sports around the world all the time.
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Sports
For hard-luck Haiti, a new challenge: Basketball
PRI's The World
March 10, 2015
Updated
Soccer has long been king in Haiti. But over the last few years, a new sport has taken hold: basketball. Now, there's an ambitious push, led by an unlikely cast of characters, to build a Haitian national team that can compete on the Olympic stage.
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Lifestyle
US Ultimate Frisbee players have their eyes on Olympics
PRI's The World
September 13, 2016
The mixed-gender sport is among events being considered for inclusion at the 2024 Summer Olympics. But can it hold onto its ideals?
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Sports
The 2020 Olympics will feature surfing, skateboarding, baseball, karate and more
GlobalPost
August 04, 2016
The International Olympic Committee voted unanimously to add new sports to the official games roster, in an effort organizers hope will get young people pumped again about the event.
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Sports
Listen to the rattling gold medals athletes will get at Rio’s 2016 Paralympics (VIDEO)
GlobalPost
June 17, 2016
The medals for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro have a unique design: Shake them, and they let off tinkling sounds — with different tones for gold, silver and bronze.
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Health
Rio’s Olympic anti-doping lab is reopening. But nobody is saying what it did wrong.
GlobalPost
July 19, 2016
Updated
After the enhancement-drug problems in Russia, it's even more important to find out why drug-enhancement watchdogs closed Rio de Janeiro's facility last month.
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Justice
Olympic medal-winner robbed: Americans are shocked, Brazilians shrug
GlobalPost
August 15, 2016
An expert says Rio de Janeiro residents are thinking, "It’s sad, but it happens all the time, and now it’s in the headlines just because it’s a foreign athlete."