South Africa footballers defeat language barrier and come together for 'Rainbow nation'
Multicultural 'Banyana Banyana' defeat language barrier to work as a team
Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar hoping to make history at Rio 2016 with notorious 'vault of death'
Karmakar, who is the first Indian gymnast to appear at the Olympic Games since 1964, plans to attempt the 'Produnova'
American teenager Virginia Thrasher stuns rivals to win first gold medal of Rio 2016
Youngster shows nerves of steel to claim the women’s 10m air rifle event, ahead of Chinese pair Du Li and Yi Siling
Champion Sarah Menezes carries home hopes on judo's first day
Competition will be tough, but national hero can count on home support at Rio 2016
Japanese duel and Australian sister act take centre stage on day one of swimming at Rio 2016
The opening day of the swimming competition at Rio promises a series of tantalising showdowns
Nine highlights not to miss at Rio 2016 on Saturday 6 August
Saturday will see gold medals in shooting, road cycling and judo – plus beach volleyball in Copacabana
Rio 2016 opening ceremony: beating heart of Brazil's musical heritage reveals deeper message
Rio de Janeiro drew back the curtain of the 2016 Olympic Games with a highly charged celebration
Trending worldwide from Rio 2016: a slicked, shirtless Pita Taufatofua becomes Tonga's hottest commodity
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Who is Lea T, the transgender model taking part in the Rio 2016 opening ceremony?
Brazilian supermodel will be the first transgender person to participate in an Olympic Games ceremony
Spain's 'world statesman' Pau Gasol targets last chance to topple USA at Rio 2016
Forward hoping it will be third time lucky against the USA, having narrowly lost out on gold at London 2012 and Beijing 2008
