Russia to compete in most Rio events - Russian Olympic chief (Reuters) RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Russia will compete in the majority of sports at the Rio Olympics with 271 competitors taking part, Russian Olympic chief Alexander Zhukov told a news conference in the host city on Thursday. (Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Mark Bendeich) … [Read more...]

IOC clears Russia's Verchenova to compete at Rio: IGF (Reuters) RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed the eligibility of Russian golfer Maria Verchenova to compete at the Rio Olympic Games, the International Golf Federation (IGF) said on Thursday. (Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Ed Osmond) … [Read more...]

IOC clears all 11 Russian boxers to compete in Rio: AIBA (Reuters) By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - All 11 Russian boxers who qualified for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics have been given the all clear to compete at the Games following confirmation from the IOC, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) said on Thursday. AIBA said it had been notified of the decision by the … [Read more...]

IOC clears eight Russian tennis players to compete in Rio (Reuters) RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed the eligibility of eight Russian tennis players to compete at the Rio Olympic Games, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Thursday. (Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Ed Osmond) … [Read more...]

Driver Yannick Gingras not haunted by Hambletonian failures (The Associated Press) The 37-year-old is back knocking on the door of harness racing's most prestigious race, having the reins with favored Southwind Frank in Saturday's $1 million race for 3-year-old trotters at the Meadowlands. The role is nothing new for Gingras. In 2014, Father Patrick broke stride from post No. 10 and … [Read more...]

Olympics-Cycling-Sagan ready for mountain bike challenge in Rio (Reuters) By Martyn Herman RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Road world champion Peter Sagan says he is ready to challenge for Olympic gold after confirming on Thursday that he will return to his mountain bike roots and contest the cross-country race at the Rio Olympics. While his usual rivals prepare for Saturday's road race, … [Read more...]

IOC clears 18 Russian shooters to compete at Rio: ISSF (Reuters) RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed the eligibility of 18 Russian shooters to compete at the Rio Olympic Games, the International Shooting Sport Federation said on Thursday. (Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Ed Osmond) … [Read more...]

Olympics-IOC clears almost 80 Russian athletes to compete in Rio (Reuters) * All 11 Russian boxers, 18 shooters among those cleared * Russia expects close to 280 athletes to compete * Russia's track-and-field, weightlifting teams already barred (Updates with further IOC rulings) By Karolos Grohmann and Jack Stubbs RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Almost 80 Russian athletes from seven … [Read more...]

Hope Solo not bothered by 'Zika' crowd chants at Olympics (Yahoo Sports) Hope Solo wasn't bothered by the chanting. The veteran USA goalie was teased by fans chanting ''Zika, Zika'' at her as the U.S. women's soccer team defeated New Zealand in its Olympic debut on Wednesday. The crowd of nearly 10,000 fans at the 60,000-capacity Mineirao Stadium jeered the goalkeeper with references to … [Read more...]

Olympics-Boxing-IOC clears all 11 Russian boxers to compete in Rio-AIBA (Reuters) * All Russian boxers who qualified can compete in Rio * Russia expects close to 280 athletes to be cleared (Updates with details, background) By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - All 11 Russian boxers who qualified for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics have been given the all clear to compete at … [Read more...]