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Brazil beat Germany on penalties to finally add Olympic gold to their title haul
Jamaican now possesses an unprecedented ‘triple-triple’ of gold medals
Swimmer says he should have been more ‘candid’ after claiming he was robbed at gunpoint
Unravelling of US swimmers’ story restores pride in a nation that feels misunderstood
GB back on track; US swimmers’ mystery deepens, why Brazilians boo
Bolt and Thompson still on song, scandals escalate, Brazil’s chance for redemption
Hopes rise that the national team’s path to the Olympic final presages a broader economic revival
Funding surge pays off, fighter cries foul, Biles back on song
Brazil jumps to second gold, safety fears in focus again, rare stumble from Biles
Olympics gets champion it wanted, Britain’s best day, Biles vaults for history
Jessica Ennis-Hill takes silver; a scull race is won by a few thousandths of a second and Ethiopia’s Diro shows true grit
Wiggins the most decorated Briton Olympian, plus the fastest man in the water
Stylist whose scalpel and syringe honed celebrity looks
Team GB picks sprints ahead while Michael Phelps bags his 22nd gold medal
Brazilians lose interest in their once vaunted football team
Britain doubles medal tally; more pool thrills; Kazakh gold rush
Brazil coach backs sensitive star, USA pool dominance continues, journalist bus hit by bullets
King settles swimming score, doping scandal rumbles on, Brazil wins first gold
Adam Peaty’s golden swim in 100m breaststroke, horror crash in cycling road race
Swimmer sets world record, US teen wins games’ first gold, treacherous rowing winds
Rio’s once-grotty waterfront is being transformed into a new cultural quarter
West of the city lies affluent Barra da Tijuca, which is primed to draw Olympics visitors to its designer stores, chic eateries and clean sands.
Brazil odyssey shines light on challenges facing first emerging market democracy to host the Games
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