Chinese boxer Lu Bin was reduced to tears when reflecting on his controversial defeat at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro that caused him to accuse the judges of "stealing" his dream.

Nigerian two-time Olympic medal-winning football coach Samson Siasia has lost an appeal to overturn a ban for match fixing at a court in New York City.

The Kenyan High Court has ruled Stephen Soi to be innocent in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games corruption case following his appeal.

Patrick Hickey today officially resigned from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) more than six-years after he self-suspended himself following his arrest during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, it was announced here.

Nearly a year after being sentenced to more than 30 years in prison, former Rio 2016 and Brazilian Olympic Committee President Carlos Nuzman is still a free man.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who led Rio de Janeiro's historic bid to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has pipped far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the Brazilian Presidential election in a stunning comeback.

Beyonce was among musicians who paid tribute at the passing of revered Brazilian samba singer Elza Soares, a performer at the Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony.

Three charges levelled against Irish sports official Patrick Hickey following his dramatic dawn arrest at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have been dropped, according to reports.

Former Rio 2016 and Brazilian Olympic Committee President Carlos Nuzman has been sentenced to 30 years and 11 months in jail for buying votes for the Brazilian city's successful bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The French Boxing Federation (FFB) has denounced the conclusions of a preliminary independent report by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren into alleged corruption in boxing at the Rio 2016 Olympics, stating there was no "tangible and factual proof" of what the report suggests.

Former Sports Minister Hassan Wario and Kenya's Chef de Mission for Rio 2016 Stephen arap Soi have been convicted of corruption after a court in Nairobi found them guilty of embezzling funds during the Olympic Games in the Brazilian city.

Eduardo Paes, who was Mayor of Rio de Janeiro during the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has been elected again to lead the Brazilian city.

Germany's flag that was carried during the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has been put up for sale on eBay for $10,000 (PS7,700/EUR8,500).

Nike kit supposed to be used by Kenyan athletes during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, but which was confiscated during a corruption investigation, has been returned to the National Olympic Committee.

As the fourth anniversary approaches of the dawn arrest of Irish sports politician Patrick Hickey at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, sources close to the currently self-suspended International Olympic Committee (IOC) member maintain that he was "a high-profile fall guy".