The 30-year-old from New Jersey will compete in the hijab in Rio. She’s planning to use her profile to combat bigotry – and she wants a gold medal, too
RIO 2016
Bolt claims Rio 2016 will be last Olympic appearance
Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt has claimed Rio 2016 will "definitely" be his last Olympic appearance, seemingly quashing any chance of him competing at Tokyo 2020.
Dutch beach volleyball star given four-year jail term for rape
The Dutch Olympic Committee*Dutch Sports Federation (NOC*NSF) has claimed it is up to the nation’s volleyball federation to impose a ban on convicted rapist and promising beach volleyball star Steven Van de Velde after he was given a four-year jail sentence.
IOC to review "more effective" way of catching doping cheats
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Medical and Scientific Commission chair Uğur Erdener will lead a delegation to the University of Brighton to review their anti-doping research.
McDonald's confirm no restaurant at Rio 2016 Main Press Centre
Global fast food chain McDonald’s will not have a restaurant in the Main Press Centre (MPC) at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the company has confirmed.