In just one week, the eyes of the world will be on Rio de Janeiro as the Olympic Games arrive in South America for the first time. The buildup to Rio 2016 has been beset by political, economic and ...

And, owning a record 23 Olympic gold medals after his final race at Rio 2016 ended with victory in Saturday’s 4x100-meter medley relay, he has. Swimming is richer because of him, and will be poorer ...

Eduardo Paes, the mayor of Rio, reclines in his chair in a vast conference room on the 13th floor of City Hall, and exhales. The cascade of negative news that has recently hit the Olympic city—rising ...

The Notice of Race for the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition has been released. The competition begins on 8 August and runs until 18 August at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Notice of Race states the ...

Britain felt like a rather tired and battered place in the first half of 2012. The global financial crisis had hit the U.K. economy hard, and the government had implemented deep and broad cuts in ...

Breaking tradition, the Rio Olympics this summer will feature 13 artist-designed posters instead of one. “It’s really hard for us in Brazil to choose one artist to represent the Olympic Games, or ...

As hundreds of thousands of people descend on Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympics, the specter of terrorism is ever-present. The main venues are thronged by armed guards, jeeps filled with police and ...

Gisele Bündchen shared an adorable throwback video of her daughter Vivian recreating her 2016 Olympics cameo. The model ...

The Christ the Redeemer statue rises above Maracana Stadium, the site of Rio 2016 Olympic Games ceremonies and football finals, on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro. Staff Photographer The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. If the entire medal was made of gold it would be valued at nearly $22,000, which is why 1912 was the last time all-gold medals ...