Rio de Janiero, Brazil plays host to the 2016 Summer Olympics, the first South American city to do so. Here are the numbers behind the 31st installment of the quadrennial games.

For the sixth consecutive Summer Olympics, the United States finished with the most overall medals. In most years, it's a nail-biter down to the final weekend. The U.S. beat Russia by just four ...

The following 10 athletes, not all of whom have qualified yet, fit that mold. Their stories are so inspirational that you should cheer for them to reach the 2016 Summer Olympics and in Rio ...

2016 Rio Olympics. Brazil struggling to pay Rio Olympics bills ... Highlights from the end of the Summer Games Aug 21, 2016; U.S. men's basketball team wins 3rd straight Olympic gold ...

The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro ended Sunday night with closing ceremonies. American athletes did well in the games, though the ban of many Russian athletes hung over competition.

RIO DE JANEIRO >> When the International Olympic Committee awarded Rio de Janerio the 2016 Olympic Games on Oct. 2, 2009, in Copenhagen, Brazil’s then-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was so ...

As the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, officially kick off with the opening ceremony on August 5, here are some key facts and figures to celebrate the first Olympic Games hosted by a ...

Updated on Aug 21, 2016 at 9:36 AM. NBC NBC. During the coverage of this Summer's Olympics, we've been watching the USA athletes crushing it event after event.

Simone Biles posted a series of photos and videos to her Instagram to celebrate Olympic Day 2025; she included snaps from the ...

Katie Ledecky was one of the most triumphant athletes of the Rio Olympics. The 19-year-old swimmer overwhelmed her competition; in the 800-meter race, she finished nearly a pool length ahead of ...

The 2016 Rio Olympics are off to a questionable start at best, and if things don't improve once the competition begins, then Rio might land on this list of worst Summer Olympics host cities.

The Rio Summer Olympics 2016 kick off tonight with an opening ceremony that—if Olympic history is any indicator—will be straight up bonkers. This year, we're in for a weird one.