WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Rescuers recovered two bodies from the water but witnesses said five people were on the bike lane (pictured), which hung over the Rio de Janeiro beachfront.
The games of the XXXI Olympiad summed up in 39 amazing photos.
Caster Semenya stormed to victory in the women’s 800m at the Rio Olympics by more than a second on Saturday night.Semenya, who improved her national record to 1min 55.28sec, controlled the race from the start, and apart from Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi attacking on the back straight, the South African track star never looked in danger of losing this one.
Every year AFP, which has photographers around the globe, chooses a selection of their most powerful, moving, shocking or fascinating images, offering a look back at the highlights of the year.
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Missed the chance to see JR’s Giants installation series when it was in Rio for the 2016 Olympics? Then head down to Lazinc in London to view a set of artworks related to the project.
Shootouts between gang members and some of the 85,000-strong security forces reportedly left at least 14 dead during the Games. Getty Images photographer Mario Tama highlights the plight of favela residents
A horndog tour of Rio 2016.
The letters are created to look like they were drawn in a fast and furious movement ‘suggesting the movements of the athletes in action’. The range of different…
Wheelchair Fencing has been a part of the Paralympic Games since Rome 1960. With more than a hint of medieval chivalry, the sport is utterly captivating and promises to provide plenty of excitement at the 2016 Games. The weapons – Sword, Rapier and Sabre – are slightly larger than in traditional Fencing, and the objectiveRead More
Save the date and the place to be “Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games” from Friday 5th to Sunday 21st August 2016;) Supported by Ronald Tintin,mobile application of Super Professeur :aideetreussite.superprofesseur.com and Ronning Against Cancer. Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games (From 5th – to 21st August), A NEW WORLD. Best stories today, August 2016!!! World Records, Olympic Records and Gold medals. Swimming Women’s Freestyle: Four gold medals for Kathleen Ledecky of the United State. Katie Ledecky burst onto the scene at London 2012 by winning, at 15, gold in the 800m freestyle.The USA's Katie Ledecky has already climbed the podium in nine events over two world championships and broken 11 world records. Congratulations to Kathleen Ledecky for your 4 gold medals at Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games! Swimming Women's 400m Freestyle Swimming Women's 200m Freestyle Swimming Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle First medal Silver medal : Swimming Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (3:31.89) for team USA on Saturday, August 6th. Swimming Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Team USA – United States of America MANUEL Simone, WEITZEIL Abbey, VOLLMER Dana, LEDECKY Katie, NEAL Lia,SCHMITT Allison, WEIR Amanda First gold medal World Record, Olympic Record and Gold medal : Swimming Women's 400m Freestyle (3:56.46) for Kathleen Ledecky of the USA on Sunday, August 7th! Congratulations to Kathleen Ledecky for your World Record, Olympic Record and gold medal! Swimming Women's 400m Freestyle Second gold medal Gold medal : Swimming Women's 200m Freestyle (1:53.73) for Kathleen Ledecky of the United States on Tuesday, August 9th! Congratulations to Kathleen Ledecky for your second gold medal! Swimming Women's 200m Freestyle Third gold medal Gold medal : Swimming Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (7:43.03) for team USA on Wednesday, August 10th. Swimming Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Team USA – United States of America SCHMITT Allison, SMITH Leah, DIRADO Maya, LEDECKY Katie, FRANKLIN Missy,MARGALIS Melanie, RUNGE Cierra Four gold medal Gold medal, World Record and Olympic Record : Swimming Women’s 800 m Freestyle (8:04.79) for Katie Ledecky of the United States on Saturday, August 13th ! Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle Congratulations to Kathleen Ledecky for your fourth gold medal! http://www.superprofesseur.com/306.html To learn more about Rio 2016 : https://www.rio2016.com https://www.rio2016.com/en/records Ronald Tintin, Founder of the project “Ronning Against Cancer” to support the fight against cancer and raise funds for the research : “Together, we can get rid of cancer”.
Over the course of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Americans shattered records and made history, including Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps, Ibtihaj…
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commissioned by the canadian olympic committee (COC), yabu pushelberg will bring a ‘comfortable canadiana’ concept to the participants.
The letters are created to look like they were drawn in a fast and furious movement ‘suggesting the movements of the athletes in action’. The range of different…
Photos from 2016 U.S. Olympic Portraits
