Olympic Games 2016
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The three-time world gymnastics champion secured her spot on the USA team for this summer’s Olympics with a near flawless performance
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American record holder was considered a long shot to make the team but finished in 13min 35.50sec.
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The 27-year-old will prioritise the the road race at the Olympics in Rio after withdrawing on a day when Megan Guarnier retained her overall lead and Evelyn Stevens won the seventh stage
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Dina Asher-Smith was looking forward to the Rio Olympics after winning European 200m while Greg Rutherford left it late to retain his long jump title
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The Brazil sports minister said he was confident Zika cases ‘will be close to zero’ but Guanabara Bay, for the sailing events, was still not completely clean
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Colin Montgomerie has said he is unhappy at the proposed no-show by several top-10 players for next month’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
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Double Olympic champion cyclist Anna Meares will carry Australia’s flag in the opening ceremony at the Rio de Janeiro Games next month
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New Zealand’s double Olympic shot put champion tells Donald McRae she has zero tolerance after three times being denied glory by rivals who failed drugs tests
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Former prime minister tells Rio athletes they ‘can’t consider yourselves representatives of Japan’ if they just mouth words on the podium
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The Nigeria striker wanted to play at the Olympic Games in Rio but Pep Guardiola decided the teenager had to available for the start of the season
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An appeal by Russia against the Olympic ban on its athletes is to be heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 19 July, 17 days before the Games begin
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Usain Bolt is determined to recover in time to compete at the Rio Olympics after injury forced him out of the Jamaican National Championships
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The American picks up a fraction of the men’s winnings, making for a constant struggle. But, as the Rio-bound cyclist tells Helen Pidd, she must also tackle a more personal battle
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Sport’s history published by president’s old friend and judo partner who has made billions of dollars from state contracts
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Steve Cummings, winner of four WorldTour race stages in the last year, has reacted to being left out of the Rio Olympics road race team by calling for Rod Ellingworth to resign
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With favela residents complaining of forced evictions, police violence and waste, the jury is out on whether Rio is ready for another major sports event
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Emergency loan would also help Rio complete subway extension to transport visitors from city center to Olympic venues during state’s financial crisis
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Nicola Adams won gold at flyweight in London 2012 and she is the biggest name in Great Britain’s largest Olympic boxing squad for 32 years
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Two-time Olympic shooting gold medallist Michael Diamond will not be allowed to compete at the Rio Games
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Police officers stand guard over a black tarpaulin covering a number of body parts which washed up on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday
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A defiant Sally Pearson says she is yet to reach the peak of her powers as an athlete and won’t rule out a push for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo
Resilient cities Rio mayor Eduardo Paes: 'The Olympics are a missed opportunity for Brazil'