August 12, 2016 · by Gary Smith - Lead Content Manager
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, Sporting Alert – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Kirani James start their quest to defend their respective sprint titles at Rio 2016 in the evening session on Friday's first day of competition. Read more
August 12, 2016 · by Gary Smith - Lead Content Manager
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, Sporting Alert – Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia smashed the world record to win the women's 10,000m gold medal in the first session on day one of track and field action… Read more
August 12, 2016 · by Gary Smith - Lead Content Manager
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, Sporting Alert – There was a major disappointment for Jamaica on the first day of track and field competition at Rio 2016, with Discus thrower Fedrick Dacres failing to advance… Read more
August 11, 2016 · by Gary Smith - Lead Content Manager
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, Sporting Alert - Track and field competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games begins on Friday with a full schedule, which gets underway at 9:30 am (8:30 ET). Read more
August 11, 2016 · by Gary Smith - Lead Content Manager
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The battle for the women's sprint titles at Rio 2016 should be very interesting, with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Veronica Campbell-Brown chasing history. Read more
August 11, 2016 · by Gary Smith - Lead Content Manager
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The sprint events are expected to draw most of the highlights at Rio 2016 in Brazil, as a wholesale of world-class sprinters have assembled in the city of Rio… Read more
August 10, 2016 · by Symone Goss
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - USA Today sports writer Paul Meyerberg is backing American LaShawn Merritt to beat Usain Bolt in the 200m at the Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil, later this month. Read more
August 8, 2016 · by Gary Smith - Lead Content Manager
Sprint queen Veronica Campbell-Brown and standout Shot Put thrower O'Dayne Richards were named respective captains for Jamaica's track-and-field team at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, officials announced on Sunday night. Read more
August 5, 2016 · by Gary Smith - Lead Content Manager
Rio 2016 will officially commence on Friday with the Olympic Games opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium. Live coverage gets under way at 7:30 p.m. ET and it will be on NBC and streaming… Read more
August 4, 2016 · by Gary Smith - Lead Content Manager
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sporting Alert - Usain Bolt says he's in 9.60 seconds shape and has warned his American rivals that they will feel his "full wrath" at Rio 2016 later this month. Read more
August 3, 2016 · by Gary Smith - Lead Content Manager
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Former Olympic champion Linford Christie thinks sprint legend Usain Bolt is great because the Jamaican sprinter prepares the right way. Read more
August 3, 2016 · by Gary Smith - Lead Content Manager
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Coach Stephen Francis has revealed that Elaine Thompson competed with a "damage" hamstring at the Jamaica Olympic Championships last month. Read more
August 2, 2016 · by Gary Smith - Lead Content Manager
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Olympic 110m hurdles bronze medalist Hansle Parchment has failed to recover from a mid-season injury and will not take part at Rio 2016, his manager confirmed on Tuesday. Read more
August 2, 2016 · by Gary Smith - Lead Content Manager
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Stephen Francis, head coach of two of Jamaica's top women's gold medal contenders at Rio 2016, is again knocking heads with the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) days before… Read more
August 1, 2016 · by Christopher George, reporting
American sprinter English Gardner took some time to talk to NBCOlympics.com ahead of the start of the Games in Rio, Brazil, next week. Read more
July 18, 2016 · by Racquel Smith
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Sprinter Julian Forte says he would be disappointed to lose his Olympic Games place in the 200m to Usain Bolt, but admitted that the world record holder deserves the spot. Read more
July 12, 2016 · by Steve Campbell
TORONTO – World Championship 100m bronze medallists Andre De Grasse, world indoor heptathlon champion Brianne Theisen-Eaton and world pole vault champion Shawn Barber headline the Canadian Olympic team for Rio. Read more
July 12, 2016 · by Christopher George, reporting
Sprinters Justin Gatlin, LaShawn Merritt, Allyson Felix and Tori Bowie, as well as Brittney Reese, Ashton Eaton, Jenny Simpson and Bernard Lagat, are all named in the U.S. team for the Rio Olympic Games… Read more
July 11, 2016 · by Racquel Smith
KINGSTON - As expected, Usain Bolt and Janieve Russell were among the athletes named in Jamaica's team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. Read more