Aug 05 How well do you know the Olympics? Take our quiz By Larisa Epatko What's the name of the 2016 Rio Olympics mascot? Which country has attended every Olympic Games? Test your brain power and stamina by taking our 10-question quiz. Continue reading
Jul 17 Officials push to bar Russian Olympic delegation if doping allegations true By Omar Etman Antidoping officials are preparing to request a complete ban of the Russian delegation from the Summer Olympics if allegations of a state-run doping scandal at the 2014 Winter Games are verified. Continue reading
Jun 17 Russia track and field banned from Rio Olympics By News Desk The international officiating body for track and field has banned Russian athletes from competing at the Rio Olympics due to a doping scandal. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 8:17 Will Zika virus overshadow the Rio Olympics? By PBS News Hour In Brazil, epicenter of the Zika virus, local authorities and organizers of the upcoming Olympic Games have been striving to assure the world that it's safe for athletes and tourists. The World Health Organization has issued a series of guidelines… Continue watching
May 12 In elaborate ploy, Russia doped its Olympic athletes, report says By News Desk Dozens of Russian athletes were part of a state-run, performance-enhancing drug ring, according to The New York Times. Continue reading
Jan 25 With new Olympic guidelines, trans athletes can compete without surgery By Corinne Segal Transgender athletes can now compete at the Olympics with other athletes of their gender, according to a new set of guidelines adopted Monday. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 5:38 How will the Russian sports cheating scandal affect future Olympic games? By PBS News Hour An independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency has uncovered systemic cheating by Russian track and field athletes in international sports, much of it at the behest of the Russian government. The report recommended a lifetime ban for five runners. Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 4:22 In Rio, Olympic athletes will swim in sewage-contaminated water By PBS News Hour In the coming weeks, trials and test runs begin for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. An investigation by the Associated Press has revealed that athletes will be swimming and boating in waters dangerously contaminated by sewage, viruses and… Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch 11:09 Why hosting the Olympics may not be a golden opportunity By PBS News Hour Yesterday, the city of Boston withdrew its bid to host the 2024 Olympic games, renewing debate on whether the costly feat of hosting the games is worth it. Judy Woodruff speaks with Olympic campaign strategist George Hirthler and Andrew Zimbalist… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 1:51 'Water is not rubbish': Rio art exhibit uses trash to fix pollution problem ahead of Olympics By PBS News Hour An art exhibition in Rio de Janeiro called Achados da Guanabara (Found in Guanabaraa) is trying to call attention to the city's pollution problem a year before the 2016 Summer Olympics by putting trash from a major bay on display… Continue watching