The Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics were never going to go well. Thanks to decades of inequality and urban decay, the city always seemed ill-prepared to host athletes and fans from around the world. So it should come as no surprise that just six months after the games, the very expensive and sparkly venues built forā¦
In what might be the weirdest Olympics tie-in since suggesting that Olympians eat McDonaldās, the US Pentathlon Team for the 2016 Rio Olympics has teamed up with The Expendables star Dolph Lundgren in, well, I simply canāt do it justice.
Speed cubing champion Anthony Brooks is used to racing the clock when heās solving a Rubikās Cube puzzle, but since weāre in the middle of the 2016 Olympics, he decided to challenge the worldās fastest man, running the 100 meters, to a head-to-head race.
For nearly a week now a mystery has surrounded the Olympics and it wasnāt what country would reign supreme: why did those pools turn green?
If you want to get as fit as an Olympic athlete you need to dedicate your entire life to training in your sport. You can also eat a whole lot of meat and nuts for breakfast. And when we say meat, we mean real meatāthe kind you canāt get in basic grocery stores.
Count the minutes folks: the newest trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story debuts this Thursday during NBCās coverage of the 2016 Rio Summer Games. When will it air? What will it contain? I wish I could tell you, young padawans, but weāll just have to wait and see.
For two weeks, homeowners in Rio de Janeiro will have some highly desired real estate as people from around the world flock to the city (perhaps cautiously) to watch the Olympic Games. Basic economics would suggest the locals will engage in a little bit of price gouging. But woah, some people are getting super gutsy.
For top runners, like the elite specimens competing in the Olympics, every last thing you wear needs to be engineered for comfort and speed. So Nike and Zeiss took inspiration from human anatomy for a new pair of sunglasses that wrap around an athleteās head.
The Olympics is a once every four-year event testing the limits of humanityās athletic abilityāmore so this year as competitors compete in raw sewage. Itās safer for viewers at home, but for those without cable, itās also a marathon of ingenuity and clever thinking to even watch it.
A small business in Minnesota is suing over the US Olympic Committeeās ban on tweeting about the Olympic games. The Committee announced last month that non-sponsors are banned from even using hashtags like #Rio2016 or #TeamUSA. Zerorez, a carpet cleaning business in Minnesota, will file suit in U.S. District Court onā¦
Australia has it rough. The former penal colony is home to spiders, bigger spiders, Tony Abbott, and Baz Lurhmannās filmmaking. But Australiaās Olympic teams, which are currently preparing to compete in the upcoming Summer Games, might have it the worst, and their competition includes a woman who recently mistook aā¦
Dear Niantic, you couldāve done better.
Well everything about Rio keeps getting worse. The Zika-infested city, with itās shit-laden waters, and beaches rife with human remains will be hosting fewer and fewer athletes, many of whom are backing out for totally understandable reasons. As of today that list of non-competitors now includes the entirety ofā¦
The US Olympics Committee has gone off the deep end, when it comes to intellectual property. Itās willing to sue anyone to protect their trademarks, even when the use is no real threat. But the committeeās latest claim is an entirely new level of absurdity.
The shitstorm thatāll likely be the Rio Olympics is almost here and it was possible that Russia, an entire nation with a huge presence at Olympic games, wouldnāt be able to participate due to allegations of widespread doping before, during, and after the Sochi games in 2014.
The 2016 Summer Olympics are scheduled to kick off in Rio de Janeiro in two weeks. The Games will undoubtedly draw many people, both in person and via broadcasts. But while the events themselves are the attraction, a new photo series from the Associated Press shows the devastating reality of whatās happening justā¦
In May, a slew of allegations emerged accusing Russian athletesāwith involvement from government officialsāof doping during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. An independent investigation from the Worldwide Anti-Doping Agency, released today, has now confirmed these broad accusations.
Amid the killing of its own Olympic mascot, the dysfunctional clean up of its polluted waters, the shutdown of its doping lab, the declaration of a financial emergency, the presence of the Zika virus, and various other calamities, Rioās Olympic ambitions are a disaster. And the latest news out of the city is just asā¦
In preparation for the upcoming Olympics in Brazil, a British long jump champion is planning to freeze his sperm just in case he contracts Zika. Itās meant as a precaution to prevent any future children from developing birth defects, but in reality itās a complete overreaction based on unfounded fears.
Itās no secret that Olympic athletes like to get it on. Recognizing this, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is adding an extra measure to help its prized athletes stay safe: antiviral condoms that help protect against the Zika virus.
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