2016 olympics
#Olympics2016: Neymar hands Brazil precious football gold medal
Brazil has won its first Olympics soccer gold after decades of underperformance.
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Semenya wins gold! Caster's Olympic glory
Caster Semenya ran a nation record time to win gold at the Rio 2016 games.
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#Olympics2016 SA's javelin queen Sunette Viljoen wins silver
Sunette Viljoen won Team SA's ninth medal with a throw of 64.92 metres.
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#Olympics2016 Schoeman bags bronze in triathlon
Henri Schoeman sprung a surprise to finish behind Britain's Brownlee brothers.
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#Olympics2016 EWN's Rio Ringer Quiz: Round 7
Do you think you're a sports nut? How well do you know your Olympic history? Take EWN's quiz.
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Brazil police pull US swimmers from flight amid robbery probe
The Rio Olympics have been dogged by a series of security scares.
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This is what the Olympics tell us about human emotion
The Olympics have been helping researchers to unlock the mystery of facial expressions.
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SA's golden boy! Wayde van Niekerk wins Olympic gold in world record time
Wayde van Niekerk broke a 17-year record to win the 400 metre final at the Rio Olympics.
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'Sluggish' Bolt does enough in 100m heats
Usain Bolt's aiming high in what he said will be his final Olympics, bidding to continue his streak of gold.
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GALLERY: Out & about at #Rio2016
EWN brings you the sights of Rio de Janeiro during the 2016 Olympic Games.
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The 'ruff' life of Rio's dogs
While the 2016 Rio Olympics are in full swing, it's not just the world's biggest sporting icons grabbing attention.
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Rio 2016: Olympian Sergio Garcia talks golf's return
While many of golf's top players elected not to attend the Olympics, veteran Sergio Garcia has fully embraced the Olympic spirit.
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#Olympics2016 EWN's Rio Ringer Quiz: Round 5
Do you think you're a sports nut? How well do you know your Olympic history? Take EWN's quiz.
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OPINION: Phelps vs Le Clos - The rivalry that never really was
EWN's Jean Smyth wonders if there ever was a genuine rivalry between two of swimming's best.
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#Olympics2016 EWN's Rio Ringer Quiz: Round 4
Do you think you're a sports nut? How well do you know your Olympic history? Take EWN's quiz.
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#Rio2016 Is this the biggest misogynistic fail yet?
Lists of the top athletes are really cool, except when they're really creepy.
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#Olympics2016 Organisers step up security after bus hit by projectiles
A bus carrying journalists was struck with stones north of the Olympic Park on Wednesday.
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Wada defends timing of Russia report after IOC criticism
More than 250 Russian athletes from an original team of 387 have been cleared to compete.
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Rio opening ceremony to break with opulent traditions
Brazil is suffering its worst recession since the 1930s with Games organisers struggling for cash.
