Test events: Italy sends home four players from volleyball World League in Rio
Star player and captain among those who will not play in Olympic test event due to disciplinary issues
Fiji win penalty shoot-out to qualify for men’s football tournament at Rio 2016 Games
Fijians beat Vanuatu in Oceania Olympic qualifying tournament, but New Zealand to appeal decision that ruled them out of final
Stefano Peschiera earns Peru historic Olympic sailing slot at Rio 2016 Games
Nine nations win places at next year’s Olympic Games via laser world championships in Canada
Test events: Rio 2016 goes operational with volleyball World League at Maracanãzinho
In first of a series of 44 events that will allow organisers to fine tune preparations, world’s top six teams will compete at Olympic venue
Athletes go into battle for Rio 2016 places at Pan-American Games
Continental event in Toronto will offer competitors in some sports the chance to qualify for Olympic Games
Germany, Brazil, Ukraine and Russia win modern pentathlon places at Rio 2016
Top performers at world championships in Berlin earned slots at first Olympic Games in South America
New video shows construction progress at Barra Olympic Park
Updated video – that mixes footage of construction with computer-generated images – shows how ‘heart of the Games’ will be
Artists to fill Rio with culture during the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Celebrate, the Rio 2016 culture programme, will energise the city with free open-air performances and interactive events
Brazil wins second beach volleyball slots at Rio 2016 Games after dominating world championships
Gold in men's and women's tournaments in the Netherlands ensure host nation has maximum quota for Olympic Games
Five more hockey teams confirm their places at Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Australia, Belgium, Great Britain and Netherlands latest to qualify teams for first Games in South America
