The International Olympic Commitee (IOC) has backed the appearance of Olympic Rings tattoos at Rio 2016 after a Paralympic champion was disqualified for baring his. 

, a chewing gum company co-founded by two-time Olympian Nick Symmonds, launching a lawsuit against USA

Olympic bronze medallist Erin Hamlin headlines the United States luge team for the 2016-17 season.

year-old, who was third at the Sochi 2014 Games, is among a strong A-squad picked by governing body USA

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has hired Sarah Wilhelmi as its first director of collegiate partnerships.

I am honoured to join Team USA and excited to support the talented athletes competing at the collegiate

©Getty Images"These athletes then go on to find great success at the Olympic Games as part of Team USA

American weightlifter Daniel Lehr has been banned for four years by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), despite claiming he unknowingly took the banned substances which led to him testing positive.

Lehr failed an in-competition drugs test at the 2015 USA Weightlifting National Championships in Dallas

A total of 72 athletes from 28 nations are due to compete at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup Final in Sarasota in the United States, where Olympic qualification points will again be at stake.

“The bar has been raised, a legacy created," USA Modern Pentathlon board chair Barry Matchett said.

USA Bobsled and Skeleton is to host nine open events across the country in an attempt to unearth new

programmes long term and the top recruits can often have an immediate impact on our programme,” said USA

American First Lady Michelle Obama has announced that the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has pledged to help get two million children in the United States active as part of her Let’s Move! initiative.

own communities.”Among the organisations who will provide beginner programmes to young athletes are USA

Basketball and USA Swimming, with the two national governing bodies aiming to provide activities for

engage 225,000 youngsters from low-income households in summer and after school activities, while USA

the 2016 Games to promote active, healthy lifestyles, and to encourage the next generation of Team USA

A new racing wheelchair for the US Paralympic Track and Field team has been officially unveiled by BMW of North America ahead of Rio 2016.

"We’re eager to complete the final product and look forward to watching Team USA compete.”A new racing

“Our partnership with Team USA over the last six years has been a remarkable journey, but the most rewarding

United States’ national junior ice hockey team has appointed Bob Motzko as its new head coach.

our national junior team," said Jim Johannson, assistant executive director for hockey operations at USA

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has announced it has extended its partnership with educational services provider the DeVry Education Group until 2020.

DeVry’s partnership demonstrates a deep commitment to Team USA, providing athletes with the educational

past five years, we have seen firsthand how DeVry University can positively impact the lives of Team USA

We at DeVry University are thrilled to extend our partnership with Team USA through 2020,” said Robert

"Whether a student is a Team USA athlete going for gold in Rio or a busy parent taking classes online

A "strategic partnership" has been announced between sport advertising agency Adore Creative and the US Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA).

leader in sports creative and content production, worked for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, USA

“It was great to be working with another Team USA organisation after the success of last year’s film

for USA Luge,” said Adore creative director Rupert Wainwright after completing the 'Best in the World

USA Luge have extended their partnership with High Peaks Dental until 2018.

“High Peaks Dental provides needed services for our athletes and staff," said USA Luge chief executive

them about luge.Plattsburgh is just 50 miles from Lake Placid, the two-time Winter Olympic host where USA

Each and every one of us here at High Peaks Dental are thrilled to renew our support for USA Luge,” said

Norway’s Svein Oddmund Solhaug and Daniel Bergerud advanced to the main draw at an International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Tour event for the first time this season as the Fuzhou Open began in China today.

"I think USA, they played really well.

(WCF) has expressed their commitment to developing their existing broadcast partnerships with the USA

a consistent pattern, such as with this year’s nine-programme, Friday night series that ran in the USA

Olympic gold medallist and six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya has said he hopes the International Boxing Association (AIBA) "come to their senses" over the idea of allowing professional boxers to compete at this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

welterweight division in the event that he opts to compete.Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach, who worked with USA