More from Rio 2016: Olympics news and updates
The Rio Olympics opening ceremonies get underway at 7 pm Eastern today.
The number of women in the Olympics has doubled in the last 40 years
These three tweets about Simone Biles and her teammates are lessons on how not to think about racism.
They’ve become quite intricate, artistic, and eye-popping over the years, with each one raising the bar from what came before.
Fernando Meirelles, who will direct the Olympics opening ceremony, is renowned for making the film City of God.
Grover is cheering for the “super special” Olympic refugee team.
They started 120 years ago in Athens.
A tour through the Rio you won’t see at the Olympics.
The real health risks in Brazil, explained.
We were standing for something. We were standing for humanity.
Some days are good; some days are great. Some days are just a disaster.
I was a 26-year-old with no work experience.
How public humiliation gave me a much-needed reality check.
My life has been a long journey to self-acceptance.
But that’s not the only thing I am. And Rio is my chance to prove it to the world.
It was 1964. Back then, male athletes were offered sports scholarships, but women were not rewarded in the same way for our achievements.
I felt like we were taken back 100 years, to a time when women were discouraged from becoming athletes.
