Rio de Janeiro made history in 2009 when the Brazilian beach paradise became the first city in South America selected to host an Olympics.
But eight years later, evidence is emerging tainting that triumph with suspicion.
The information is surfacing, in part, because one scandal is leading to another. Two years ago, Papa Massata Diack, the son of Lamine Diack,Read more
Disgraced ex-IAAF president Lamine Diack's son Papa Massata Diack, former Russian athletics chief Valentin Balakhnichev and coach Alexei Melnikov lost their appeals Monday against life bans imposed over corruption.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said the evidence presented against the trio showed that the charges were "established beyond reasonable doubt and that the sanctions imposed should be upheld."
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