2016 Summer Olympics

How the Olympic Legacy Could Hurt Rio's Poorest Citizens

By Diane Jeantet and Caterina Clerici

These Are the Top Liked Instagrams of the Rio Olympics

By Marisa Gertz

Ryan Lochte: 'I'd Be the Michael Phelps of Swimming If He Wasn't There'

By Ashley Hoffman

Sex Abuse Allegations Reach Team USA Gymnasts

By Alice Park/Rio de Janeiro
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This Is What Rio’s Terrible Pollution Looks Like On the Ground

It’s a gaseous stench: inhale it at your stomach’s own risk

By Sean Gregory / Rio de Janeiro and Julia Lull

Olympic Gymnast Accidentally Spends $5K on Pokémon Go in Brazil

Catching them all comes at a steep price

By Cady Lang

Usain Bolt: Olympic Ban On Russians Will Scare Dopers

"If you have the proof and you catch somebody I definitely feel you should take action"

By Abigail Abrams

Watch Michael Phelps Train for His Last Olympics in Inspiring New Under Armour Ad

"It's what you do in the dark that puts you in the light"

By Megan McCluskey

How Gold Medal-Winning Gymnast Nastia Liukin Is Prepping to Be an Olympic Commentator

This time around, she’ll be participating off the mat

By Nastia Liukin

These 5 Facts Explain Brazil's Crippling Scandals

From a tanking economy to rampant corruption scandals, the 'B' in BRICS is in trouble

By Ian Bremmer

Rio Unveils 2016 Olympic Mascots

The official mascots represent the wide variety of Brazilian flora and fauna

By Naina Bajekal

Olympic Committee: 2016 Games Won't Be Moved

The International Olympic Committee flatly denied rumors circulating in the British press that the 2016 Summer Olympics may be moved from Brazil to London because of construction delays in host city Rio de Janeiro

By Noah Rayman

The Two Brazils

Preparations for the next football World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games have exposed deep divisions within the country.

By Grant Wahl
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