2016 Rio Olympics

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s only female Olympic medalist has said on social media she had left her homeland because she…

Farida Osman broke Egyptian athletic records when she won the bronze medal in the women’s 50m butterfly final on Saturday at…

President Abdel Fattah al-Sis has thanked Egypt's Olympic medal winners for their performances at the Rio Olympics, expressing appreciation for…

Two U.S. Olympic swimmers flew home from Brazil on Thursday after a local crowd jeered them, calling them "liars" and…

The 23-year old Egyptian Taekwondo fighter Hedaya Malak Wahba won a bronze medal on Friday morning, bringing Egypt its third…

Brazilian police stopped two U.S. Olympic swimmers from boarding a flight home on Wednesday to question them about how they…

The Ethics Committee of the International Olympic Committee has reprimanded Egyptian judo player Islam al-Shehaby for refusing to shake hands…

Sporting champions always have a story to tell the coming generations, a story that can be taken as an example…

Michael Phelps is used to rewriting history — now he's eclipsing it too. You have to go back around 2,160 years,…

Egyptian weightlifter Mohamed Ehab won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics on Thursday, taking third place in the men's…