Category : Juegos Olímpicos de Verano Río 2016

Associated Press/VOA NEWS TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s brief but showstopping gig at the Olympics closing ceremony as the Nintendo game character Super Mario offered a tantalizing glimpse at Tokyo’s plans for the 2020 games. The organizers for the Tokyo games crammed the works into a brief two-minute film montage before Abe’s appearance: athletes […]Load more...

U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other House Democrats are calling on Republicans to hold an emergency session of Congress to address the Zika virus and other pressing issues. Pelosi told reporters at a Thursday news conference on Capitol Hill that the administration of President Barack Obama may shift more money to […]Load more...

VOA NEWS A Canadian man previously held on suspicion of terrorist ties was killed in a taxicab in Ontario while on his way to detonate an explosive in a public place, police said Thursday. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commander Jennifer Strachan told reporters that Aaron Driver, 24, set off the device in the taxicab Wednesday […]Load more...

VOA NEWS American Simone Biles is now officially the best gymnast in the world. Biles on Thursday won the women’s individual all-around contest, while her teammate Aly Raisman took the silver medal. Russian Aliya Mustafina took the bronze. The 19-year-old Biles is now the fourth-straight American woman to win the all-around title and fifth overall, […]Load more...

VOA NEWS Wednesday marked the fifth day of the 2016 Rio Olympics, and with medal rounds in several high-profile sports, it proved to be an eventful one. Led by Olympic veteran Michael Phelps and rising star Katie Ledecky, Team USA continued its dominance in swim events Wednesday with Ledecky winning another gold medal and Phelps […]Load more...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Still visibly shaken by an attack that took place against the Rio Olympics media bus she was riding Tuesday night, American Lee Michaelson said, “What I saw and what I heard were gunshots.” The retired U.S. Air Force captain, now a journalist covering women’s basketball, said she’s not only had firearms training […]Load more...

VOA News Day 3 of the Rio Olympics is featuring medal events in gymnastics, swimming, fencing, women’s rugby, judo and more. First timers are also debuting on day 3. Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first U.S. Olympian to compete while wearing a hijab, made her Olympic debut during the fencing competition.  She won her first match but […]Load more...

Spaniard won gold medal eight years ago but missed 2012 London Games because of knee problems With white tape peeking out from under the red sweat band on his injured left wrist, Rafael Nadal was back in action on Sunday (7 August), playing his first match in 2½ months and back at an Olympics for the […]Load more...

Serna Williams opened the defence of her Olympic singles gold medal with a patchy 6-4, 6-2 victory over Australia’s Daria Gavrilova on Sunday, gesturing or yelling at herself as she often does when not all goes her way. «I’m always frustrated on the court if it’s not perfect,» the American said. Williams had not competed […]Load more...

The USA women’s artistic gymnastics team treated fans to an impressive performance this afternoon at the Rio Olympic Arena on Sunday. The team, consisting of Ally Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles, Madison Kocian and Laurie Hernandez, are the leaders in the competition after four out of the five subdivisions. Biles and Raisman also qualified for […]Load more...