American swimmer Katie Ledecky's illness shocks World Championships
The 14 world titles holder had been gunning for four individual golds at the worlds but saw her run of three straight 400 titles ended by Australian Ariarne Titmus on Sunday.
Jul 23, 2019, 12:57 PM ISTFellow swimmers hail Mack Horton for podium protest
After finishing runner-up to China`s Sun Yang in the 400 freestyle on Sunday, Olympic champion Horton took his silver medal and then stood behind the podium while his Chinese rival and bronze medallist Gabriele Detti shared the spotlight.
Jul 22, 2019, 11:40 AM ISTTAINTED: List of Rio Olympics medallist who have served suspensions for doping
It was revealed that at least 120 of the approximately 11,000 athletes competing in Rio have served doping suspensions.
Aug 20, 2016, 18:27 PM ISTRio Olympics 2016, Day 7 Recap: Mighty Michael Phelps stunned on record-breaking day
Phelps was seeking his 23rd Olympic gold in the 100m butterfly but Schooling, 21, relegated the legendary American to silver.
Aug 13, 2016, 09:17 AM ISTOlympics Online War: Australia deletes thousands of comments on Mack Horton's Instagram
Netizens, many of them Chinese, bombarded Horton`s social media accounts after he called Chinese swimming rival Sun Yang a "drug cheat".
Aug 11, 2016, 05:22 AM IST