Olympics 2016
Stories from the games in Rio
Russia's Year of Sporting Ignominy Continues
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld the International Paralympic Committee's ban on all Russian competitors at the games.
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Francois-Xavier Marit / AFP / Getty Rio 2016: Photos From the Final Weekend
Today’s final entry encompasses rhythmic gymnastics, wrestling, triathlon, mountain biking, canoe, modern pentathlon, soccer, the Closing Ceremony, and much more.
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Mike Segar / Reuters Ryan Lochte's Sponsorship Woes
The Olympic swimmer lost his deals with four companies in a single day because of his “over-exaggerated” Rio story.
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Caren Firouz / Reuters The Largest Country Without Medals in Rio
Pakistan just had its worst Olympics ever. Why?
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David Gray / Reuters The Rio Olympics: A Crib Sheet
From Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky to Simone Biles and Usain Bolt, follow the 2016 games with our handy cheat sheet.
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Dominic Ebenbichler / Reuters Why Hyper-Masculine Women Are Scary, but Fish-Like Men Aren't
Most elite athletes are unusual in some way. So why does Caster Semenya alarm spectators more than Michael Phelps?
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David Gray / Reuters Immigrant Runners Are Winning More Than Olympic Medals
The successes of foreign-born athletes like Mo Farah and Bernard Lagat offer a rejoinder to nationalistic sentiment in the U.S. and Britain.
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Pierers Universal-Lexikon A Brief History of Cheating at the Olympics
Deception at the games is as old as the competition itself.
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John Kuntz / Reuters Why Isn’t There a U.S. Synchronized Swimming Team in Rio?
Americans once completely dominated the sport—but that hasn’t been the case since last century.
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Reuters What Happened to the U.S. Olympic Swimmers in Rio?
The last of the four swimmers involved in a bizarre tale of robbery at gunpoint has paid $10,800 to resolve the case, for which Ryan Lochte and the U.S. Olympic Committee have apologized.
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Dmitri Lovetsky / AP Rio 2016: Photos From Days 11 through 13
Over the two weeks of the games, I’ll be featuring some amazing images from recent Olympic events. Today’s entry encompasses gymnastics, BMX racing, water polo, beach volleyball, taekwondo, kayaking, women’s wrestling, and much more.
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Globo TV / Reuters The Continuing Saga of the U.S. Swimmers in Rio
Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were taken off a U.S.-bound flight over what Brazilian authorities say are inconsistencies in their accounts of being robbed at gunpoint.
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Laszlo Balogh / Reuters The Dark Side of Going for Gold
After the Olympics, both winners and losers are prone to emotional crashes.
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Michael Dalder / Reuters Why a Brazilian Judge Wants Ryan Lochte's Passport Seized
She says his account, and that of his teammates, of being robbed in Rio has inconsistencies.
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Stoyan Nenov / Reuters The Saddest Olympic Celebration
What do you do when you’re competing for a country that might disappear? You dance.
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Dylan Martinez / Reuters The Olympic Guide to Ladybragging
The women athletes of Rio have been crushing it—not just in the arena, but on social media.
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Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters Rio 2016: Photos From the Second Weekend
Over the two weeks of the games, I’ll be featuring some amazing images from recent Olympic events. Today’s entry encompasses marathon swimming, weightlifting, steeple-chase, tennis, synchronized swimming, a marriage proposal, and more.
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Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP Rio 2016: The Taste of Victory
A collection of some of this year’s Olympic athletes in Rio making their medals appear simply delicious.
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Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters How China’s ‘Century of Humiliation’ Haunts Its Quest for Olympic Glory
China’s painful history with imperialism and the West highlights a powerful, enduring aspect of its national psychology at the Olympic Games.
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Toru Hanai / Reuters The Unsporting Spirit
Judoka Islam El Shahaby may face punishment for refusing to shake the hand of his Israeli opponent after a match the Egyptian lost.
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Rebecca Blackwell / AP The Olympic Quote (That Should Be) Heard ‘Round the World
Simone Biles is not the next Michael Phelps. She is not the next Usain Bolt. She is ‘the first Simone Biles.’
