| Country | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 37 | 38 | |
| Great Britain | 27 | 23 | 17 | |
| China | 26 | 18 | 26 | |
| Russian Federation | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Eduardo Paes - the former Mayor of Rio de Janeiro - has been accused of committing passive corruption and bid fraud during the construction of a venue for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Three Russian cyclists have failed in a legal bid to claim damages from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and Richard McLaren after they were banned from competing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The Para-cycling Track World Championships will return to Rio de Janeiro in both 2021 and 2024 as the International Cycling Union (UCI) Management Committee approved the hosts of several events.
A court in Rio de Janeiro has ordered the Olympic Park be closed because of safety concerns, dealing another blow to the legacy of the city's hosting of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Committee member Sergey Bubka rejected claims made by the former Rio State Governor that he was involved in corruption and warned he would use "all the legal means" in his power to clear his name.
Prosecutors have vowed to prove how several Kenyan officials were guilty of corruption and mismanagement of the team which competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro as the trial of six people began this week.
The amount of debt incurred by the Organising Committee of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has risen sharply to over three times the last disclosed figure, a report in Brazil has revealed.
A new study has concluded that the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro had positive economic impacts on both the host city and its wider metropolitan area.
Francis Paul Kanyili has stepped down as secretary general of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) over corruption cases linked to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Kipchoge Keino is set to become a state witness after corruption charges against the legendary Kenyan athlete were dropped.
Former National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) chairman Kipchoge Keino has been arrested after turning himself in to police in a KES55 million (£416,000/$545,000/€474,000) corruption case.
Former National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) official Stephen Kiptanui arap Soi has been arrested in connection with the Rio 2016 Olympic Games financial scandal.
Former Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes has denied debts are left over from the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics as the legacy of the Games was used to attack him in a debate for the position of State Governor.
Former Rio 2016 chief Carlos Nuzman has denied in court that he was involved in a vote-buying scheme to bring the Olympic and Paralympic Games to Brazil.
Rio 2016 still has significant remaining debts, it has been reported two years on from the conclusion of the Olympic Games, but organisers have sought to highlight the use of venues.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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