PHOTOS: Saluting Paralympians and their undying spirit

Imagine an athlete running without legs, a table tennis player playing without his arms. While this may sound disbelieving, athletes at the ongoing Paralympic Games at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil show......

Basketball: US rolls past Spain to win sixth gold

IMAGE: Gold medalists Team USA celebrate during the medal ceremony after the Women's Basketball competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 1 in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.......

Iranian girl lands breakthrough taekwondo bronze

Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin kicked and punched down opponents and barriers as she became the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal by taking taekwondo bronze in the 57kg category on Thursday. The......

Mongolian Olympians left unpaid as country wrestles with crisis

IMAGE: Otgonbaatar Lkhagvasuren of Mongolia looks on during a Men's -90kg Quarterfinal bout at Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 10. Photograph: Elsa/Getty Images As mostly......

Egyptian booed for not shaking hands with Israeli at Rio Games

IMAGE: Or Sasson of Israel and Islam El Shehaby of Egypt.  Egypt's Islam El Shehaby refused to shake hands with Israel's Or Sasson after their judo match at the Rio Olympics on Friday,......