Rio 2016 education programme trains students to promote Olympic and Paralympic values in schools
Latest group of ‘young agents’ will help promote spirit of the Games and new sports in nearly 350 schools across state of Rio de Janeiro
Adilson da Silva, Brazil’s top golfer, hoping for happy homecoming at Rio 2016 Games
More than 20 years after moving to Africa to further his career, player aims to represent his nation on golf’s return to the Olympic Games
Rio 2016 releases test event calendar with details of 44 Olympic and Paralympic competitions
Events will allow organisers to test operations and nearly 8,000 athletes to compete at Games venues
Rio 2016 Olympic Games tickets: international sales companies to be confirmed on 31 March
Authorised ticket resellers (ATRs) will be responsible for sales processes in their territories
Renovation plans for Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games rowing venue revealed
Lagoa Stadium, which will also host the canoe sprint and paracanoe events, will be equipped to stage major competitions in the future
Colombia’s wheelchair basketballers out to upset the odds and qualify for Rio 2016
South Americans hope to qualify for their second Paralympic Games by reaching the final at the Parapan American Games
FIFA confirms football venues for Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Seven stadiums in six cities – Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Salvador, Manaus, Brasília and Belo Horizonte – will stage the matches
Synchronised swimming star Svetlana Romashina promises Russians will make a splash at Rio 2016
Nation that has won every Olympic gold medal in the sport since Sydney 2000 Games has a quirky tradition to maintain
Fallen kings of hockey, India out to regain ‘lost glory’ at Rio 2016 Olympic Games
The most successful team in Olympic hockey history is aiming to end a 36-year absence from the podium next year in Brazil
Rio 2016 celebrates 500 days until first athletes arrive at Olympic and Paralympic Village
Construction of residential complex is 75 per cent complete and due to be concluded by end of the year
