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Olympics may let banned Russian track athletes compete anyway
Though the track & field governing body said no, the Olympics are still saying "maybe."
Travelers beware: Zika not covered by some travel insurance plans
Did you read the fine print?
By Casey Butler
Try these 6 weird sports to fuel your inner athlete
Embrace your sporty side (and your weird side) with these out-of-the-box sports.
By Angie Jaime
Meet the team of refugees set to compete at the Rio Olympics
The team will compete under the Olympic flag and have a place of honor in the traditional "parade of nations" at the opening ceremonies.
The Rio Olympics will have some of the smartest sports cameras ever
Photographers at the Rio Olympics will be getting a little help from robots.
By Johnny Simon
Brother of Brussels bomber will compete for Belgium at Rio Olympics
Mourad Laachraoui said in March he was "ashamed and sad" of his brother's actions. Now he gets to represent Belgium with pride and dignity.
By Sam Laird
This Syrian girl fled civil war. Now she's carrying the Olympic torch.
Hanan Dacka, a 12-year-old Syrian refugee, proudly held the Olympic torch over her head.
By Megan Specia
Good genes: Mom, son to make history competing at 2016 Olympics together
It's lit, fam. It's literal fam.
By Sam Laird
Snapchat lands major deal to show highlights of Rio Olympics
It's a major coup for Snapchat as well as BuzzFeed, which will be curating the highlights into a channel for the app's Discover platform.
Not everyone's a fan of Team GB's new Olympic uniforms
"Looks like they forgot to finish the swimming trunks!"
Killings by police ramp up in Rio ahead of Olympics
Police in Rio killed more than 300 people there in 2015, accounting for around 20% of the total number of killings there.
Syrian refugee who lost his leg in the war to carry the Olympic flame
Ibrahim al-Hussein will represent refugees in the Olympic torch relay.
Follow the Olympic flame's trip around the world on Twitter
Spectators around the world can follow the torch's journey from Greece to Brazil, handoff by handoff.
By Megan Specia
7 months ago, she became a refugee. Now, this Syrian athlete may be headed to the Olympics.
"I want to make all the refugees proud of me."
By Megan Specia
Olympics ticket sales fall off a cliff in wake of Zika virus
Ticket revenue has dropped as much as 55% week over week.
A team of refugees will compete at the Olympics in Rio this year
The IOC has approved a plan that will allow a team of refugees to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
