Kariman Abuljadayel is the first woman from Saudi Arabia to compete in the 100-meter race. Kariman Abuljadayel made history on Saturday when she became the first Saudi Arabian woman to compete in the 100-meter race at an Olympic Games. Johannes Eisele / AFP / Getty Images Saudi Arabia only bega…

“I know any parent would want to see their son or daughter compete at the Olympics.” Chicago resident Liz Willock was in Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention last month when she happened to get in an Uber driven by Ellis Hill. gofundme.com Hill's son Darrell was competing in …

BE STILL MY BEATING HEART. On Saturday, the men's single sculling finals took place in Rio and it turned out to be one of the closest finishes in Olympic history. Sculling is a rowing technique where the athlete propels the boat forward using two oars, on either side of the boat — as opposed…

The struggle is real. (Note: This post contains media that can only be seen in the US) The Australian and Brazilian women's soccer teams faced off against one another in the quarter finals of the Rio Olympics on Friday night. Pedro Vilela / Getty Images After two hours of play and extra tim…

Singapore's Joseph Schooling beat his idol Michael Phelps to win gold in the men's 100m butterfly final at the Olympic games in Rio. Adam Pretty / Getty Images Schooling, 21, claimed the first ever gold medal for Singapore with his Olympic record time of 50.39sec. American Phelps, 31, to…

This is some freaky shit. We've already seen Olympians looking at ping pong balls. Old. Jim Watson / AFP / Getty Images Gymnasts doing gymnast things are so three days ago. Tragic. Ben Stansall / AFP / Getty Images And don't even get me started on Olympic diving faces. OVER IT. Dea…

A few, definitely. H/T Reddit. Recently, Javier Garcia-Cuesta, the coach of the US handball team (which did not qualify for the Olympics), said LeBron James could become the best handball player in the world if he trained for six months. Handball is a sport that involves running around and thr…