Tag: Rio 2016

Rio 2016: Curtain falls on Olympic Games

Scandal and controversy may have dogged the Olympic Games, but Rio de…

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Rio 2016: Weightlifter Izzat Artykov stripped of bronze for doping

Kyrgyzstan's weightlifter Izzat Artykov, who won bronze in the men's 69 kilogram…

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Rio 2016: Brazil and Germany set for final showdown in men’s football

Two years after the 7-1 World Cup demolition that is one of…

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Rio 2016: Olympic spirit is a matter of perspective

A week in to the Rio Games and attendances have been disappointing,…

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Rio 2016: German coach fighting for his life after car accident

Olympic canoe trainer Stefan Henze was critically injured after his taxi was…

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Rio 2016: Lights out for Harting as 2012 gold medallist bows out in qualifying

One of Germany's medal hopes has crashed out of the Olympics after…

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Rio 2016: Poland’s Zielinski among three failed Rio doping tests

Reigning Olympic weightlifting champion Adrian Zielinski, from Poland, has been sent home…

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Rio 2016: Junghänel wins Germany’s second shooting gold in two days

Germany's Henri Junghänel has won gold in the men's 50m Rifle Prone…

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Rio 2016: Coach says Belgian sailor ill due to polluted Rio waters

Belgian sailor Evi van Acker has a bacterial infection that her coach…

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Rio 2016: Germany’s Barbara Engleder wins shooting gold

On a golden day for Germany in Rio, Barbara Engleder held her…

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