The cities in contention to host the 2016 Olympics span four continents, four different languages and offer many reasons why each believes it would be the best candidate to host the Summer Games ...

Given that it’s home to Carnival, it was never a question of whether or not the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro would be full of color and spectacle.

As the countdown continues to the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil, BBC Sport looks at everything you need to know about the world's biggest sporting event.

The medals for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Screen Shot/@Rio2016_en It's every Olympian's dream to stand on the podium at the end of competition and have a medal draped around his or her neck.

The total number of tickets available for the 2016 Rio Olympics, including deeply discounted options for local residents.

Now that the 2016 Summer Olympics are in their second week of competition, we already have an established idea as to what has made the games a commercial success. As top athletes from countries ...

Olympic highlights from Day 10: Photo finish at the track The women’s 400 meter race at the Rio Olympics on Monday took an unusual turn when the Bahamas’ Shaunae Miller dove over the finish ...

Team USA has reigned supreme in women’s Olympic soccer since Athens in 2004 but there will be a new champion this year in Rio.

The Rio Olympic Games enters the last week with a clutch of 2012 stars looking for repeat success on the track, the hockey pitch and in the waters around Rio.

U.S. swimmer embroiled in a scandal after competing at the Rio Olympics, was named as a contestant on the upcoming season of the show Aug 30, 2016 ...