2016 Rio Olympics

18-year-old's bronze is her country's first weightlifting medal since 1948

Canada's Santo Condorelli has made headlines with his peculiar pre-swimming ritual

18-year-old tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide on the day she came fourth in women's 100m butterfly final

Swimmer becomes third Olympian to win same individual event at four straight Games

Sport suffering an all-time low reputation after a slew of doping controversies

24-year-old son of country's swimming boss ranked 59th out of 59 competitors in men's 100m freestyle heats

Sharmeen Obaid turns spotlight on Lianna Swan who is representing Pakistan in 50m freestyle event at Olympics

The 23-year-old will play his first match on Thursday in men’s -100kg category

The hosts' much-needed victory sealed top spot in Group A to set up quarter-final meeting with Colombia

Becomes first cyclist to win three Games titles in same discipline

19-year-old already has regional medals already under her belt along with seven national records

It was more than two decades back when this country won gold at mega event

World number one lost to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in straight sets

Water was blue on Monday, green as synchronised diving took place Tuesday

Here are top quotes from athletes participating in the ongoing Olympic Games

33-year-old, who once fled fighting by Colombian rebels, fell to his knees and burst into tears after lifting 318kg

Swimmer has set tongues wagging at Rio Olympics by sporting mysterious deep-purple circles on his body

The Games are probably over for Serb, unless he is nominated for mixed doubles later on Tuesday

2009 US Open champion downed top seed 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/2)

Most decorated Olympian of all time wins men's 4x100m freestyle relay for USA

Ait Said targets next Olympics, vows to stay behind and support countrymen

30-year-old defeated former Olympic champion 4-6, 6-3 and 7-6(5)

17-year-old timed at 4min 33.13sec, whereas first place holder Conor Dwyer completed heat in 3min 43.42sec

United States finished second with 3:31.89, whereas Canada finished third with timing of 3:32.89

Sight of cricketing great sitting in stands was a reminder that one major sport still remains outside Olympics

21-year-old secures 28th position in 10m air rifle event

Military bomb disposal experts were at the scene of the explosion and kept crowds away with police

The athlete played a pivotal role in saving 20 people

Judoka replaced by shooter Bashir for the honours

Athletes take part in opening ceremony, with shooter Ghulam Mustafa Bashir bearing flag

Disappointingly, the Rio Games have been besmirched in various controversies for the past many months

Conflict causes several to miss out on Olympics spot, with others unable to train

Olympic golf course teeming with wildlife including caimans and large snakes

Pessimism, uncertainty, controversies overshadow today’s opening ceremony

Captain remains hosts’ primary hope for maiden gold at Games

World number five injured his left wrist during French Open earlier this year

Country now has 30 days to appeal against the ruling, starting from Wednesday

Ashiq, who competed for Pakistan at the 1960 and the 1964 Olympics, now scrapes by as a rickshaw driver

Structure composed of roughly 953,000 pieces of Lego, says master model builder Paul Chrzan

Pakistan's various sports federations are not awash with cash, but neither are they starved of funds

Olympic city exceeds WHO limits for most dangerous air pollutant

Only an Olympic gold missing from world number one’s collection

According to local media, International Olympic Committee asked Al-Deehani to carry the neutral team flag

The fire, which filled the stairwells of the building with smoke, caused no injuries

10 athletes will make up first-ever refugee team in the games starting from August 5

So far, at least 117 out of 387 athletes selected by ROC will not take part in games

Nation relying on judo star Kelmendi to shine in historic participation

Cash and electronics were stolen from players' hotel rooms while they were playing a friendly against hosts

After the verdict, 117 out of 387 initially nominated athletes by ROC will not take part in games

Verde-Amarela are placed in Group A in the first round along side Denmark, Iraq and South Africa