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Win a trip to Rio 2016 with Qatar’s Olympic Committee
Because watching the largest quadrennial sporting event on television is too mainstream, Qatar’s National Olympic Committee is giving us the chance to witness the Rio 2016 Olympic action live. In...
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Russian weightlifting team banned from 2016 Olympics
Following the athletics federation, the International Weightlifting Federation has become the second sports body to rule out an entire Russian team of the upcoming Rio 2016 Olympics. After refusing to...
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Qatar’s Olympic handball team wins 6 friendly matches
Qatar has proven it will be a force to be reckoned with at its first-ever Olympic handball tournament. In its final preparatory stage for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Qatar’s national handball team won...
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Where can you watch the Rio Olympics?
Starting Aug. 5, more than 10,300 athletes from a record-breaking 206 nations will compete in 42 sports disciplines for the 306 sets of medals available at the Rio 2016 Olympics – the first Summer...
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Will Israel allow Palestine’s Olympic gear to reach Brazil?
Palestinian Olympians may find themselves competing in Rio next week without any uniforms or equipment after Israeli customs authorities held their gear, according to the Associated Press. Palestinians...
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Lebanese swimmer’s Olympics dreams crushed by ‘politics’
A four-time Lebanese sports champion is calling foul on the country’s selection of Olympics representatives this year. “I will not be [in] Rio this summer to represent Lebanon … I did everything I...
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5 Olympic sports you probably didn’t know Arabs qualified for
During the lead-up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the Arab spotlight has naturally been shed on sports such as athletics and weightlifting, where Arab athletes have found most success, as well as...
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No Kuwaiti flag to fly at Rio 2016 Olympics
Kuwait has failed to escape the ban on its national Olympic committee in time for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Switzerland’s Civil Court of the Canton of Vaud has ruled in favor of the International Olympic...
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Twitter shows us Algerian Olympic football is a thrill to watch
We need to be clear about this. It’s always a thrill to watch Algeria play. It’s a display of sheer passion and endurance. Remember the Algeria-Germany World Cup game that had us holding our breaths...
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Syrian refugee wins races and hearts at Rio Olympics
German-based Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini won her first Olympic swimming race Saturday, but what she has accomplished so far goes beyond that. Mardini is one of 10 athletes on the first-ever Refugee...
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Emirati wins first Rio Olympic medal for Arab country
The Arab World has won its first 2016 Olympic medal. Four days after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games officially kicked off, the United Arab Emirates’ Moldovan-born judo competitor Sergiu Toma registered the...
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Tweets about #TeamRefugees perfectly critique global inaction
With millions of people forced to flee their war-torn homes, a team of 10 refugees have managed to make it to the 2016 Olympic Games, leaving a historic mark on the world. The displaced athletes are...
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Who is the Arab world’s first gold medalist at the Rio Olympics?
49-year-old Fehaid Al-Deehani has won Kuwait its first-ever gold Olympic medal. But, not so fast. First of all, it turns out that he isn’t technically a Kuwaiti gold medalist at the Rio Olympics, but...
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Egypt lifts its way to 2 medals in Rio
The 120-strong Egyptian 2016 Olympic delegation – the largest-ever – has secured two bronze medals in Rio de Janeiro so far. Things weren’t looking up for the biggest Arab squad at Rio 2016, as some of...
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Disqualification of Lebanese athlete #Rio2016 stirs controversy
Lebanese judoka Nacif Elias’ Rio Olympic journey came to an abrupt halt before his first match even ended. Elias was considered one of the Lebanese team’s most serious contenders for a medal. Elias,...
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This Saudi female sprinter just made history in Rio
On August 13, Saudi sprinter Kariman Abuljadayel became the first woman from the kingdom to compete in the 100 meter race at the Olympic Games. Although Abuljadayel came in seventh in her preliminary...
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Egyptian judoka heads home after refusing handshake
Egypt’s judoka Islam El Shehaby has gone home from the Rio 2016 Olympics, following his refusal to shake hands with an Israeli opponent after losing a bout. Initially, media reported that Shehaby had...
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11 photos of the Syrian refugees at Rio that are too adorable
For the first time in the history of the Olympics, a team of ten refugees competed. Two Syrians are among #TeamRefugees, and they’ve no doubt won our hearts. Yusra Mardini and Rami Anis have shown the...
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Bahrain’s controversial first Olympic medal
While a Kuwaiti shooter competing under the Olympic flag won the Arab world’s first gold medal this year, a Kenyan-born track athlete, accused of being “bought” by Bahrain, has won the region’s second...
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Qatar leaps to first-ever Olympic silver
It was hard not to be won over by the tall Qatari olympian with the boyish smile at the Rio Olympic high jump final last night. Mutaz Barshim most definitely, and quite literally, upped his game. The...
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