Rio Olympics

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.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.

With all the attention being lavished on Rio, the city’s poor have been largely left on the sideline. But one organization is hoping to give them a bit of a leg up while the city is in the spotlight.With all the attention being lavished on Rio, the city’s poor have been largely left on the sideline. But one organization is hoping to give them a bit of a leg up while the city is in the spotlight.

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.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.

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.”