Unlike the last four Olympics, Michael Phelps will be taking part in the opening ceremony for the Rio Games.
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Young track and field star Vashti Cunningham is preparing to leap into the national limelight under the watchful eye of her coach and famous football-playing father. She is a threat to win Olympic gold in the high jump in Brazil.
The 28-year-old Clark High School graduate took a two-year break from track after her first Olympics but is now back competing in the heptathlon.
Just days ahead of the Olympic Games the waterways of Rio de Janeiro are as filthy as ever, contaminated with raw human sewage teeming with dangerous viruses and bacteria, according to a 16-month-long study commissioned by The Associated Press.
Russia’s sports minister says a decision is expected in the next two days on which athletes will be allowed to compete in Rio de Janeiro.