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Athletes are pissed about clogged toilets at Rio's Olympic Village
With just 11 days to go before the Games start, others complaints include leaking pipes, exposed wiring, and dirty floors.
IOC says Russia can compete in summer olympics despite doping scandal
The International Olympic Committee has ruled that each individual sports federation should determine whether Russian athletes are clean and eligible to compete.
IOC Will Not Issue Blanket Ban of Russian Athletes, Leaves Decision to IFs
The decision is not without its stipulations, as the committee has left international federations in charge of whether or not they choose to accept Russian athletes within their sports.
International Olympic Committee Reveals Another 45 Failed Drug Tests From Beijing and London Olympics
Prompted by recent revelations about doping, the IOC have undertaken a second wave of reanalysis for the 2008 and 2012 Games which has thrown up 45 additional failed tests.
‘Welcome to Hell’: Rio police greet visitors five weeks before the Olympics
A wave of pessimism about Rio’s Games has been building for months within the context of the country’s worsening economic recession, its acute political crisis, and concerns about the Zika virus.
Russian track and field athletes just got banned from the Rio Olympics
International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates said that Russia's anti-doping agency and athletics body were "rotten to the core," while other officials left open the possibility that individual athletes could compete.
WHO Now Says You Should Wait Twice as Long to Have Sex After Visiting Areas With Zika
The new guidelines follow evidence that the virus lingers longer than previously thought in the body fluids of infected people. They come three days after WHO refused to back calls to postpone this year’s Olympics because of Brazil's Zika outbreak.
150 Scientists and Ethicists Urge Postponing the Rio Olympics Due to Zika
The Games will—in all likelihood—go on, but if 150 experts tell you they shouldn't, maybe you should listen to them.
31 Athletes Test Positive For Doping After IOC Retests Beijing Olympics Samples
31 athletes from recent Olympics, and possibly more, could be banned from Rio after retesting reveals positive doping samples.
The Olympics Won't Be Cancelled Over Zika, So Keep It in Your Pants and Use Bug Spray
Despite calls from one Canadian professor, the Rio Olympics will go ahead as planned — so the World Health Organization has a few tips on how to avoid further spread of the Zika virus.
A Snowboarder Sues the IOC
After his event was removed from the 2018 Winter Games, U.S. snowboarder Justin Reiter filed a lawsuit against the IOC. His case has the potential to set a precedent for all athletes to have their voices heard within one of sport’s largest...