Neighbours and rivals: cyclists Anna Meares and Kristina Vogel meet on first day of track training
Australian and German Queens of the track are neighbours in the village. They met again at the Rio Olympic Velodrome
'Fat Dragon' Ma Long hungry to win first table tennis singles gold for China
Chinese legend Ma Long is bidding for his first Olympic singles title in Rio after some unfortunate results meant he missed out at London 2012
Games all year long: 24-hour Olympic channel to launch after Rio 2016
Starting 21 August, online programming featuring Olympic stories and highlights will be available on computer, phone and tablet
Table for one? Meet the 10 smallest delegations at Rio 2016
Athletes from Somalia, Liberia, South Sudan and Bhutan face greater challenges than distance to reach Olympic Games
Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini swims for joy after swimming for her life
The 18-year-old set for stardom after a perilous journey across the Mediterranean results in a berth at the Olympic Games
Olympian grandmother empowers USA diver Katrina Young
Ten-metre specialist inspired to pursue Rio 2016 dream by 90-year-old veteran of London 1948 Olympic Games
Low prices for package deals to Rio de Janeiro during the Olympic Games
Room and flight options available from R$ 409.50, in up to 10 monthly installments
Jamaican swimmer Alia Atkinson has a big fan in sprint king Usain Bolt
Alia Atkinson, the first black woman to win a world championship swimming title, debuted alongside Bolt at Athens 2004 and will compete in her fourth Games at Rio 2016
The main man has landed: Usain Bolt touches down in Rio ahead of Olympic Games
Jamaican sprint superstar arrives on flight from London to start plotting his bid for an unprecedented 'triple-triple' at Rio 2016
‘Flirting is encouraged,’ says American working on choreography for opening ceremony
Steve Boyd has taken part in 13 Olympic Games and been the choreographer behind synchronised audience participation at Beyoncé and Paul McCartney concerts
