He was supposed to slow down. I said 'What are you doing, it's a semifinal?'

Reports emerge that the US Olympic swimmers claiming to have been mugged in Rio in fact got into a fight with an armed gas station security guard.

A Russian boxer controversially adjudged to have beaten world champion Michael Conlan at the Rio Olympics is out of the Games.

Hungary's Danuta Kozak wins the women's single kayak 500m gold at Rio de Janeiro, capturing her second gold of the Games.

Sakshi Malik snares India's first medal of the Rio Olympics on Wednesday when she claims bronze in the women's freestyle wrestling.

A British Olympic team athlete is involved in an incident of theft in Rio de Janeiro while returning to their accommodation, the British Olympic Association says.

Vietnam's prime minister admits Olympic hopefuls faced inadequate training equipment before the games, including a lack of bullets in shooting, a discipline that won the nation's first ever gold.

South Sudanese Olympic athlete Guor Marial may not be a hot medal tip for Sunday's marathon, but the former slave's road to Rio is one of the most astonishing stories of the games.

Kristi Castlin dedicates her 100m hurdles medal to victims of gun violence after helping the United States claim a historic podium sweep in the event.

Usain Bolt will race the 200m final on Thursday after comfortably winning his semi-final, but there is no place for American rival Justin Gatlin as he fails to qualify.

On Monday night at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, a Bahamian sports journalist was bragging about the tradition and

"I went down and I was like, 'What's happening, why am I on the ground?' Then suddenly this hand on my shoulder, like 'Get up,

Brazilian police arrest top International Olympic Committee member Patrick Hickey over illegal sales of tickets.

A Brazilian judge orders that US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and teammate James Feigen be prevented from leaving Brazil.

Jamaica unleashes a new sprint sensation as Omar McLeod takes the Rio Olympics 110m hurdles on Tuesday.

Cao Yuan shakes off the pressure of being the only Chinese diver left in the field -- a rarity in Olympic finals -- to deliver China's fifth diving gold medal.

Canada's Derek Drouin overcomes a quality field to add the Olympic high jump crown to his world title after a cliff-hanger of a final in Rio.

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon produces a startling last-lap sprint to outpace favourite Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia to win the Olympic women's 1500m gold.

Defending champion Laura Trott takes command of the women's track cycling omnium event at the Rio Games on Monday.

The excitement emanating from the Rio Olympic Games over the last 14 odd days has been a thrilling experience for any Bangladeshi sport lover.