Olympic Games
The Rio Olympics want you to forget that Brazil is in turmoil
The Rio 2016 OIympics began in the midst of a political crisis, a deep recession, and bad press that has already branded them a disaster.
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Rio Police Tear Gas and Pepper Spray Protesters on Olympic Torch Route
In the latest public setback for the Rio Olympics, police have been filmed forcibly clearing a poor suburb of Duque de Caxias in preparation for the Olympic torch’s passing.
'Athletes Absolutely Party': Sex, Sports, and Social Media at the Rio Olympics
Legend has it that the Olympic Village is a sex pit of horny athletes looking to score gold in boning. But will this year's Games will be the tamest yet?
Giant Olympic Athlete Sculptures Soar Over Rio
Street artist JR immortalizes those not competing in this year's Olympic Games.
Lizzie Armitstead Launches Impassioned Self-Defence Over Missed Drugs Tests
The champion cyclist has claimed that she “hates dopers” and hit out at “sensationalised headlines” in an official statement.
The Olympics Are Going to Be a Literal Shitshow
"Levels of sewage that have been released into the environment in Rio is so high that the likelihood of infection is imminent."
Rio has broken its promise of an environment-friendly Olympics
It was supposed to be the Green Games for a Blue Planet but Rio de Janeiro is nowhere near complying with any of the ambitious environmental commitments made when it bid for the event.
Why Is There No ‘Proper’ Olympics Video Game in 2016?
We get Mario and Sonic cavorting around Rio, but no game in which we can play as Usain Bolt. After decades of realistic Olympic tie-ins, what's up with that?
South Sudanese Refugee Deselected Ahead of Rio 2016, Coach Calls For Formal Investigation
Despite being the reigning South Sudanese 200m champion, Mangar Makur Chuot has been controversially rejected by his country’s Olympic committee.
East, West and The Olympic Rift: Remembering The 1980 Olympic Games
With the Soviet-Afghan War in its brutal infancy, the US led 65 countries in boycotting the Moscow Games. The Olympic rift was opened – an event which has resonance to this day.
Vladimir Putin Claims Russian Athletes Banned From Rio 2016 Are Victims of ‘Discrimination’
Vladimir Putin is really, really salty about the Russian doping scandal, despite the fact that the IOC has failed to issue a blanket ban on Russian athletes competing in Rio.