Tag: Olympics

A man climbs on the Olympic rings near the basketball venue in the Olympic park on th eve before the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Washington Secrets

Ri-No: More Americans than ever won’t watch Olympics, ‘lost interest’

Paul Bedard · August 5, 2016 1:13 pm

Portman charges Chinese job theft in new Olympics ad

Portman charges Chinese job theft in new Olympics ad

Al Weaver · August 5, 2016 4:11 am

Only 48 percent of Americans said they plan to watch a "great deal" or "fair amount" of the world games. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Fewer Americans will watch Olympics this year

Anna Giaritelli · August 2, 2016 10:40 pm

Five other U.S. dignitaries will attend Friday's opening ceremony at the Summer Olympics in Brazil. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Kerry leads U.S. delegation to Rio Olympics

Nicole Duran · August 2, 2016 7:45 pm

Russia is in a special category in that its authorities seem to have been in on the racket. But performance-enhancing substances themselves are used in most countries and most sports. (AP Photo)

A solution to the Russian doping scandal

Dan Hannan · August 1, 2016 4:04 am

$The estimated 350,000-500,000 visitors and athletes expected to travel to the Olympic games, which start next week, make up only a tiny fraction of travelers to Zika-affected countries. (Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg)$ Healthcare

Health officials: OK to attend Olympics, despite Zika

Paige Winfield Cunningham · July 28, 2016 7:37 pm

"This may not please everybody on either side," IOC President Thomas Bach said. "But still the result today is one which is respecting the rules of justice." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Olympics reverses decision to ban all Russian athletes

Anna Giaritelli · July 24, 2016 5:27 pm

The country's team has been banned from competing in the international games after Russian authorities were caught running a state-sponsored doping program. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Last place: Russia’s 387 athletes banned from Rio Olympics

Anna Giaritelli · July 23, 2016 10:19 pm

"We believe that Brazilian authorities are on top of this," State spokesman John Kirby said. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

National Security

State: No Olympic travel advice after Brazil arrests 10 terror plotters

Pete Kasperowicz · July 21, 2016 7:33 pm

The 10 people were arrested in the southern state of Parana, and are all Brazilian, Justice Minister Alexandre Moraes said at a press conference on Thursday. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

National Security

Brazil: Police arrest 10 for plotting Olympic terror attacks

Kelly Cohen · July 21, 2016 4:35 pm

Leaders of a House committee say they are alarmed over new findings outlining extensive Russian state-sponsored doping of Olympic athletes. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, file)

Lawmakers alarmed over Russian doping report

Robert King · July 18, 2016 8:26 pm

The Open and the Olympics

Geoffrey Norman · July 16, 2016 11:00 am