The first full day of competition for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics was held this past Saturday, August 6th. The weekend was full of memorable moments and created a great start for the rest of the games. Here are some of the highlights and upsets from the first weekend. The Star-Spangled Banner was the first…

The Olympics are finally here! The Opening Ceremony for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics will take place on Friday, August 5th in Rio’s Maracanã Stadium. It will air on NBC at 7:30 p.m. ET on a one-hour tape delay. Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, and Hoda Kotb will serve as hosts, while Bob Costas opens…

Michael Phelps made history after he became the first American male swimmer to quality for five Olympics. On Wednesday evening Phelps beat out Tom Shields by almost a second. Shields shook his head when asked what it would take to beat Phelps. “I’m still trying to figure out how so I can have that stop happening,”…

“I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” “I just wanna go the distance.” “You’re an impertinent man, Mr Hobbs!” Perhaps you remember one of these quotes from a certain kind of movie. A special kind of movie. Or maybe you’ve been inspired by a recent event in the sporting world.…

More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners