Klishina was also the only Russian track and field athlete allowed to participate at the 2016 Olympics in Rio after she skirted a blanket ban on the country by being based in the United States and ...

But his two previous Olympics were memorable for all the wrong reasons, as he failed to make it past qualifying in London 2012 after fouling his first three throws and had a best throw of 72 meters in ...

Wrestling will be fighting to prove its relevance in Rio after battling back from the brink of Olympic extinction. One of the key sports at the ancient Olympics, wrestling has been part of every ...

Ogrodnikova briefly had control of second place with her third throw but Van Dyk overtook her immediately, and Rio winner Sara Kolak (63.40) of Croatia clapped her hands with frustration after her ...

Julius Yego pulled out his biggest throw in five years to advance to ... won the world title in 2015 before getting silver at the Rio Olympics in 2016. He is also a multiple African championships ...