Rio 2016 celebrates 500 days until the Paralympic Games with flash mob in Copacabana
Dancers defy the rain in routine that brings together performers, including some in wheelchairs, from different musical styles
From Usain Bolt’s bid for glory to the closing party: what’s on at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games between 18 and 21 August
More than 80 medal events in 24 sports will close the Games, with Brazil hoping to finally win their first Olympic football title
From the men’s 100m final to ‘women’s day’: what’s on at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games between 14 and 17 August
With more than 80 medal events in 29 sports, the drama will only intensify in the second week of the Games
From the start of athletics to the end of artistic gymnastics: what’s on at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games between 10 and 13 August
More than 80 medal events in 29 sports will be held over four days of intense competition across the four Games zones
Special series: day-by-day guide to what’s on at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
With tickets now on sale, rio2016.com presents the main attractions from 17 days of top-level sporting competition
From the opening ceremony to the first medal: what’s on at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games between 5 and 9 August
With 25 sports and more than 50 medal events, the first four days of competition promise to get the four Rio 2016 Games zones rocking
Eight Olympic sports you may know nothing about, but must not miss at the Rio 2016 Games
Dancing horses, bouncing acrobats and flying cyclists – the Olympic Games have much more to offer than you thought
Usain Bolt wins ‘Mano a Mano’ challenge in Rio and promises to be on top form for 2016 Olympic Games
Despite being unsatisfied with his time in exhibition race, Jamaican sprint star ends latest visit to Olympic city on positive note
Usain Bolt runs as guide for blind Paralympic champion Terezinha Guilhermina in Rio
Six-time Olympic champion from Jamaica trains with Brazil’s three-time Paralympic champion ahead of 'Mano a Mano' event
Rio 2016 launches second batch of coins commemorating Olympic and Paralympic Games
Basketball, rugby, sailing and Paralympic canoeing are the four new sports to be celebrated on the coins worth one Brazilian real
