It was little wonder the faces of the smattering of International Olympic Committee (IOC) members who attended the first-ever men’s rugby sevens gold medal match at the Games were adorned with smiles.
RIO 2016
Rio 2016: Somali sprinter hailed as 'inspiration' despite finishing slower than most high school girls
Maryam Nah Muse finished her 400m sprint heat with a time of 1:10:14 seconds
Race and the Olympic Games
The Olympics have often been a stage upon which issues of race play out. Think Jesse Owens and his four gold medals in 1936, obliterating Hitler’s myth of Aryan supremacy. Think Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising their black-gloved fists on the medals podium in 1968.
Olympic Revelry Distracts Brazil (Momentarily) From Its Woes
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil is in a terrible way: There is a Zika epidemic, the economy is in the toilet and a bare-knuckle brawl for the presidency has paralyzed the nation.
Elaine Thompson surges clear to capture women's 100m gold for Jamaica
- Thompson, 24, pulls away at the 50m mark to win in 10.71sec
- USA’s Tori Bowie takes silver and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce settles for bronze