THAILAND’S SOPITA TANASAN WON GOLD, WITH INDONESIA’S SRI WAHYUNI AGUSTIANI TAKING SILVER AND HIROMI MIYAKE FROM JAPAN COMPLETING THE PODIUM ON BRONZE. Thailand got their first Olympic gold in Rio as Sopita Tanasan won the women’s 48kg weightlifting. Tanasan’s victory gives Thailand its second Olympic medal in this event after Wiratthaworn Aree claimed bronze at…
11-TIME WORLD CHAMPION KATINKA HOSSZU FINALLY ADDED AN OLYMPIC GOLD TO HER LIST OF TITLES, WHILE 18-YEAR-OLD REFUGEE YUSRA MARDINI WON HER HEAT AND THE CROWD’S HEARTS. Katinka Hosszu produced one of the great Olympic swims to underline why she is the greatest woman all-rounder in the sport, smashing the 400m individual medley world record…
“History is going to be created. I want to give a performance that the world remembers.” These are the words of Usain Bolt. This would be his last Olympic, that means a lot for this champion runner. He is all focused for his golden hat-trick. Entangled in dope controversy for this whole year, he wants…
RIO DE JANEIRO — American shooter Ginny Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio Olympics, pulling off an upset in the women’s 10-meter air rifle event Saturday morning. Virginia Thrasher – Medals Won, Rio 2016 Events Virginia Thrasher Country: United States Age: 19 Weight: 119 lbs Height: 5′ 1″ Discipline: Shooting 2016 Rio Olympic Events:…
Indian men started their Rio Olympics 2016 hockey campaign with a narrow 3-2 win over Ireland on Saturday thanks Rupinder Pal Singh’s brace. Ranked No. 5 in the world, India finished last in London 2012. Catch all highlights of India vs Ireland here. RIO DE JANEIRO: Rupinder Pal Singh struck twice as drag-flickers ruled the…
AMY TURNER HAS BEEN PLAYING RUGBY FOR 24 YEARS, BUT IT IS ONLY IN THE LAST TWO THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO FOCUS ON HER BELOVED SPORT FULL-TIME AS SHE SET HER SIGHTS ON FULFILLING A “ONCE IN A LIFETIME” OPPORTUNITY AT RIO 2016. Born and raised in Tokoroa, a New Zealand town of…
THE RIO 2016 OPENING CEREMONY IS TONIGHT, WITH THE ESTADIO MARACANÃ ALL SET TO PUT ON A SPARKLING SHOW FOR THE WORLD. The ceremony gets under way at 20.00 local time, with more than 70,000 fans and athletes from all over the world set to flock to the legendary stadium for a glittering event…
THE NETHERLANDS AND BRAZIL CHALLENGE NORWAY’S DOMINANCE AS THEY AIM TO COMPLETE A HAT-TRICK OF OLYMPIC GOLDS IN WOMEN’S HANDBALL. Netherlands, Brazil and Russia are the three main candidates to stop Norway from winning their third consecutive Olympic Games women’s handball gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Apart from their triumphs at the…
It was in world-famous Ipanema that International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach passed the Olympic flame to the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, as the Relay made its way towards the Maracanã and the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Rio 2016. Passing the flame to President Bach was Rio 2016 Organising Committee…
AS EXCITEMENT MOUNTS BEFORE THE OLYMPIC GAMES RIO 2016 OPEN IN THE ICONIC MARACANA STADIUM IN JUST A FEW HOURS, THE KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP IN KENYA IS GETTING READY TO WATCH THE OPENING CEREMONY. For the first time, the IOC has organized, with the help of non-profit humanitarian organization FilmAid, for the Olympic Games to…