FloTrack will provide coverage of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rio Olympic Marathon Champion Jemima Sumgong Banned For Four Years
Nov 7, 2017
Jemima Sumgong of Kenya has officially received a four-year suspension after failing an out-of-competition drug test earlier this year. She became Kenya's first women's Olympic marathon champion in Rio, but will now be ineligible for the 2020 Tokyo Games as well as the 2019 and 2021 IAAF World Championships.
Police Raid Home Of Brazilian Olympic Committee President In Bribery Probe
Sep 5, 2017
Brazilian police raided the residence of Carlos Nuzman, president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC), and issued detention warrants to him and his colleagues today in Rio de Janeiro as part of an ongoing investigation into vote-buying in the awarding of the 2016 Olympic Games to Rio.
Yelena Isinbayeva Will Head Russian Anti-Doping
Dec 7, 2016
By James Ellingworth, Associated Press
Report: Kenyan Officials May Have Stolen Athletes' Shoes And Bonus Money
Nov 29, 2016
By the Associated Press
A Ton Of Rio Drug Tests Were Skipped Because The Lab Couldn't Find Athletes
Nov 1, 2016
By the Associated Press
Congress Moves To Block 'Victory Tax' On Olympic Athletes
Sep 23, 2016
By MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press
Speak Out Or Die: Feyisa Lilesa Can't Quit Fighting Ethiopian Government
Sep 21, 2016
By Sarah Barker
Thirsty Russians Leak Innocuous TUEs for Michelle Carter, DeAnna Price
Sep 14, 2016
In their apparent ongoing quest to prove the rest of the sports world takes drugs, too, Russian hackers Fancy Bears released a second batch of Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) granted to athletes by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Two American throwers, DeAnna Price and Michelle Carter, were named in the newest documents.
Mikey Brannigan Wins Paralympic 1500m Gold
Sep 13, 2016
In a slow-paced Paralympic final in Rio, Mikey Brannigan controlled the race from start to finish and won Paralympic T20 1500m gold with a dominant last 500 meters. Brannigan stayed posted comfortably at the front through the first three laps, leading through 66, 2:09, and 3:10 at 400, 800, and 1200. The 19-year-old New Yorker made a move to string out the field with 600 meters to go, but he really started hammering right before the bell, and he covered his last lap in 55 seconds to drop the rest of the field by four seconds. Brannigan won in 3:51.73, and Poland's Daniel Pek was second in 3:56.17.
What's Your Favorite Bernard Lagat Race?
Sep 7, 2016
While we were paying our respects to the laborer this weekend, Bernard Lagat may have run his last race at the oval office. Lagat said the 3K at ISTAF Berlin was his final track race, and now, he will turn his focus to the roads. While he might have good reason to change his mind--the 41-year-old won the Olympic Trials 5K this year and only got stronger as the season went on--this could be the end of one of the most robust track careers ever.
