17 Aug 2014:
Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria have withdrawn their teams but the Games have kicked off with the Australian triathlete Brittany Dutton taking the first gold
28 Jul 2014:
The organisers of the Rio 2016 Olympics have labelled criticism of their preparations by a senior IOC figure “as ill-informed and wrong” and said they are now on course to meet their targets
12 Jun 2014:
The president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, says he is impressed with the International Cycling Union’s efforts to stamp out doping
20 Feb 2014:
Bogdana Matsotska claims Olympics outlawed armbands symbolising grief for Kiev dead, and says she cannot compete 'in name of Yanukovych government'