Olympics

The world's greatest sporting event is back and ready to consume your life.

Over 270 Russians are going to the Olympics despite the track and field ban.

Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time" producer explains the key elements to creating a song worthy of the world's greatest sporting event.

How much rule-breaking can be tolerated without it leading to increasingly dangerous contraventions of accepted norms by Russia?

An all-refugee team is competing for the first time in the Olympics.

Around 169 million gallons of human waste flow into Guanabara Bay—the water-sport venue where Olympic athletes will be competing—every day.

Rugby sevens will be part of the Games for the first time in Brazil.

A new poll shows that American interest in the Olympics has reached a historic low.

The exclusive prints are being sold in honor of the Rio 2016 Olympics and fuse Brazilian culture with Team GB.

The ancient Olympics never really set the template for the games we have today.

The carnival city is about to give Brazil something to smile about at a difficult time in its history.

After years in obscurity, Blake vows that he will take home Olympic gold.

Toxic water isn't the only threat at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The air is pretty bad too, according to a new report.

'The Boys of '36'—airing Tuesday on PBS—follows the University of Washington rowers who struggled through the depression and won gold in Berlin.

Lego unveils a model of the city's landmarks ahead of the 2016 Olympics.

Brazil's interim president, Michel Temer, is hosting the Olympics at a fractious time.

Cyclist Robin Chard collapsed en route and died of a heart attack.

The International Olympic Committee has faced widespread criticism for not barring Russia after proof of pervasive doping program.

Yuriko Koiko outpolled two men, including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's candidate.

The former world no. 1 golfer believes the IOC has abandoned athletes.

The sprinter is a famous fan of the Old Trafford club.

Moscow has always seen itself as a sports heavyweight.

Russia's Athletics Federation will hold games for stars banned from the Olympics.

The Kremlin is set to hold a meeting with Team Russia before Thursday's leaving event.

Around 57 percent of people are less interested in the Games now.

Winter or summer Olympics, Putin has always been keen to be involved.

The tech firms provided information about the suspects' use of both social networks.

Individual athletes' participation will be up to each sports federation.

A Brazilian group pledged allegiance to ISIS Tuesday, three weeks before the summer games start.

Top Olympic star says court ruling is a political attempt to "bury athletics."