Olympic Games

Fiji To Defend Olympic Gold

They include Bristol’s Semi Radradra, Pau’s Aminiasi Tuimaba and Castres-based Filimoni Botitu.

As other players make their way from Townsville, Radradra will go straight to Japan to make sure he completes the required quarantine period after training in Bristol in preparation for the attempt to repeat the gold medal triumph achieved in Rio Olympic Games.

Russia isn’t planning to take its Olympic punishment lying down

The accusations made in a World Anti-Doping Agency-commissioned report by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren have led to more than 100 Russian athletes being barred from the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games which start on Saturday.

“We will analyse each line and proceed legally against it,” Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko said on Saturday on Russian sports television channel Match TV.