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Despite crises, para-athletes ready to rock Rio
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The 2016 Paralympics begin on Wednesday with Rio's Maracana stadium again the iconic setting for the opening ceremony of a Games staged against a backdrop of austerity and doping.
Paralympic heroes battle on despite Rio crises
AFP, Published on 05/09/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Austere but as battling as ever, the Paralympics start in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday hoping that rivalry in competition can overshadow controversy off the track.
Three top Kenyan Olympic officials arrested
AFP, Published on 27/08/2016
» NAIROBI - Three top officials of Kenya's Olympic committee have been arrested in Nairobi as investigators dig into a series of scandals and embarrassments at the Rio Games, police sources said.
Kenya's world-class running matched by world-class graft
AFP, Published on 25/08/2016
» NAIROBI - Kenya's runners impressed at the Rio Olympics, but to the country's shame its officials were equally distinguished when it came to corruption.
Russia loses Paralympics ban appeal
AFP, Published on 23/08/2016
» GENEVA - Russian competitors remained banned from the Rio Paralympics after the country lost an appeal Tuesday against a suspension issued over evidence of state-run doping.
Ethiopia pledges safe return for Olympic protest runner
AFP, Published on 23/08/2016
» ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's government vowed that Olympic marathon silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa had nothing to fear upon returning home after staging a dramatic protest against the country's politics, state-controlled Fana radio reported on Monday.
Kenya to investigate missing Rio kits
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» NAIROBI - The Kenyan government announced on Thursday it had opened an investigation over the alleged disappearance of Olympic kits worn by athletes at the Rio Games.
Klishina, Russia's sole athlete, qualifies for long jump final
AFP, Published on 17/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Darya Klishina, the sole Russian athlete allowed to compete at the Rio Olympics in the wake of the doping scandal that has rocked track and field, comfortably qualified for the final of the women's long jump on Tuesday.
Hackers attack Russian whistleblower's doping account
AFP, Published on 14/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Unknown attackers have hacked into Russian whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova's World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) records, the watchdog announced Saturday.
Ethiopia's 'Robel the Whale' booed back home
AFP, Published on 11/08/2016
» ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian swimmer Robel Kiros Habte has won hearts in Rio but faced a vitriolic reaction at home Thursday due to accusations that nepotism is the only reason he is at the Olympics.