Tag: Rio 2016 Olympics
Thailand wins first men’s Taekwondo Olympic medal
RIO DE JANEIRO, 18 August 2016 (NNT) – A Thai athlete has won a silver medal in the men’s Taekwondo competition, bringing Thailand its first [Read More…]
Sopita hands Thailand first Olympic gold in Rio
Powerful weightlifter Sopita Tanasan got Thailand off to a brilliant start in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, making the country proud by winning the first [Read More…]
Russia Sending Over 250 Athletes To Rio As Putin Rues ‘Discrimination’
Russia has announced that more than 250 athletes have been cleared to compete in the Rio Olympics next month even as President Vladimir Putin claimed [Read More…]
Brazil arrests 10 suspected ISIS members ‘planning Olympic terrorist attacks’
Interim Brazilian President Michel Temer has called an emergency cabinet meeting after authorities arrested 10 alleged Islamic State members who were planning to carry out [Read More…]
Barring Russian Athletes From Performing at Rio Olympics is Unfair – Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned the International Association of Athletic Federation’s ban of Russian track and field teams from the upcoming Rio Olympics, calling [Read More…]
