Incessant rain played havoc with many of the scheduled Olympic events yesterday as athletes and spectators struggled with the awful windy and rainy conditions that prevailed throught the day here in Rio. The weather caused massive interruptions in both the transport system and the logistics for athletes and officials.
GAMES
Lewis: Samuel, Morris lose out to drug cheats
President of the T&T Olympic Committee (TTOC) Brian Lewis says he is convinced that cyclist Gene Samuel and 400 metre specialist Ian Morris could have secured Olympics medals for this country if more radical systems for the testing of athletes were developed during the earlier years of the Games.
Alan Hubbard: Britain's "three men in a vote" deserve a place on the rostrum for fair play
There are three Brits who certainly won’t be on Vladimir Putin’s Christmas card list this year.
There is little doubt that Lord Coe, Sir Philip Craven and Adam Pengilly are personas non grata in the Kremlin after the stance they have taken over the participation of Russian competitors in the Rio Olympics.
Ukrainian ordered to return London 2012 javelin silver medal after positive retest
Ukraine's javelin thrower Oleksandr Pyatnytsya has been ordered to return the Olympic silver medal he won at London 2012 after he tested positive following a re-test of his sample.
