2016 Summer Olympics

• Rio 2016: How Olympians learn to thrive under pressure

  By the time athletes make it to the Olympics, they've spent years training their bodies and minds to prepare for the stress and pressure of competition.

  Sports

  Aug 12, 2016
  
• Rio 2016: Bicycle made entirely of LEGO delights visitors at Denmark’s Olympic pavilion

  An enormous bicycle made entirely of LEGO bricks - all 30,000 of them - has gone on display in Denmark's Olympic hospitality pavilion in Rio.

  Sports

  Aug 10, 2016
  
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• ‘Calgary has the opportunity to lead the trend’: a cost-conscious look at a 2026 Olympic bid

  Though some Brazilians in Calgary are expressing concerns about Rio 2016, the Games are a celebration some Calgarians are now vying to lead in a very different way.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2016
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• Rio 2016: US men’s basketball team living in luxury cruise ship during Olympics

  The American basketball team will stay on the Silver Cloud, a luxury cruise ship anchored in Rio.

  Sports

  Aug 4, 2016
• Rio 2016: Fears of an attack during Olympics prompt boost in security

  Brazil has announced 14,000 soldiers and police are stepping in to take over security at Olympic venues, after the private firm hired to do it was fired.

  Sports

  Aug 2, 2016
• ‘It’ll be challenging’: Edmonton-area soccer player to cheer on teammates despite missing Olympics

  Although an injury is keeping her out of the Rio Olympics, St. Albert's Erin McLeod will be cheering on her Canadian teammates from Sweden, where she and wife Ella Masar McLeod play their club soccer.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2016
• WATCH: Police in Brazil fire tear gas at protesters during Olympic Torch relay

  Local police fired tear gas Wednesday night to disperse protesters after they tried to interrupt the Olympic torch relay in the city of Angra dos Reis.

  Sports

  Jul 28, 2016
• Rio 2016: Secret research will help Canadian kayakers go faster at the Games

  Canadian kayakers are using scientific research to give them an edge at the Rio Olympics.

  Science

  Jul 22, 2016
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• Road to Rio: BMX racer and Coquitlam native Tory Nyhaug

  With the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio just around the corner, Global News is talking to some of B.C.’s most prominent athletes on their way to Olympic glory. Today, we are talking to 24-year-old BMX racer and Coquitlam native Tory Nyhaug.

  Jul 15, 2016
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• Former University of Lethbridge students named to Canada’s Olympic rugby roster

  Two University of Lethbridge graduates have been named to the inaugural Canadian Olympic Women's Rugby Sevens team.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2016