Tennis world No. 1 Novak Djokovic has arrived in Rio de Janeiro ahead of his bid for a first Olympic gold medal.
Security at the Olympic village has been tightened following the theft of a computer and team shirts from the Australian delegation during a fire evacuation, team officials said on Sunday.
Ma Long has added a new twist to his Rio 2016 training regime as he tries to overcome anxiety: booze.
Yulia Efimova on Sunday became the third Russian swimmer to challenge her Rio Olympics ban as the International Olympic Committee rejected blame for the Russia doping crisis.
After 45 days of closed training in the United States, the Chinese men's 4x100m relay teams arrived in Rio De Janeiro on Sunday aiming to make history by entering the final at the 2016 Olympic Games.
Russian swimmers Vladimir Morozov and Nikita Lobintsev on Saturday launched the first challenge against International Olympic Committee sanctions excluding them from the Rio Olympics.
Bob and Mike Bryan will not defend their Olympic tennis doubles title in Rio de Janeiro, citing health concerns.
BYD Co Ltd, a major private sector new-energy vehicle producer in China, is firming up plans to further expand into the Brazilian market.
Chinese sports brands will likely ride the Rio 2016 wave to recovery as big-ticket sponsorship and marketing deals have come their way.
Just as global companies such as Caterpillar Inc, Alstom Group and Siemens AG injected billions of dollars into China's infrastructure over the past three decades, their Chinese counterparts are now committed to Brazil's development.
China-made security equipment has been installed in Maracana Stadium, where the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympics will be held, according to the manufacturer concerned.
China's investments in overseas soccer and basketball teams may be on the rise, but it will be some time before the Chinese people begin to travel abroad in large numbers to watch big sporting events, according to tourism industry observers.