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Getty Images  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Bruno de Barros is on the verge of finally getting an Olympic medal. It will be more than eight years late arriving, and it's bronze — not gold or silver. None of this matters one bit to the Brazilian. Jamai...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro  A new report says the $3 billion subway expansion built as one of the main Olympic legacy projects in Rio de Janeiro was overbilled by 25 percent. Rio de Janeiro state auditors say contracts show discrepancies such as invoices with overpriced materials and inconsistencies in services hired by the state...

The XXXI Olympiad will begin with Opening Ceremonies in just 51 days on Friday, August 5th in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. This will be the first time that the Summer Games will be hosted in a South American city. While Team USA is still far from being finalized, 181 athletes (of what is expected to grow to over 500) have already been confirmed with a number of them coming from right here in Washington