Rio Olympic Games

American sprinter English Gardner took some time to talk to NBCOlympics.com ahead of the start of the Games in Rio, Brazil, next week.

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 next month.

EUGENE, Ore. - Sprint hurdler Aries Merritt said on Wednesday that he plans to compete at next month's Olympics despite being warned by doctors.

EUGENE, USA - American champion Justin Gatlin says the USA will be going for a clean sweep of the medals in the men's 100m at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in August.

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World 400 metres champion Wayde van Niekerk confirmed that he will train with Usain Bolt in Jamaica ahead of the Olympic Games in Rio, later this summer.

Usain Bolt says he's in pretty good shape and is targeting a sub-10 seconds performance in his season opener at the Cayman Invitational on Saturday (14).

KINGSTON - Usain Bolt has sent the strongest of warnings to his rivals ahead of this summer's Olympic Games in Rio, by declaring in the first week of May that "I am in good nick."

DES MOINES - LaShawn Merritt admits that Kirani James was the better man on the day after the American was beaten in the Rio Olympic Games Preview Men's 400m by the Grenadian at the 2016 Drake Relays on Friday night.

NEW YORK - Usain Bolt says he is still behind on his fitness, but is confident about being ready to defend his Olympic Games sprint title in Rio, later this summer.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake says he's grown into a different path and no longer wishes to be cited as "The Beast."

STELLENBOSCH, South Africa, Sporting Alert - Caster Semenya was left in excitement after she became the first South African athlete to complete a clean sweep of the 400m/800m/1500m triple at the 2016 South Africa Senior Championships.