Rugby meets capoeira as New Zealand Olympic team begins partnership with favela community in Rio de Janeiro
Athletes will give training clinics and donate equipment, while benefiting from cultural exchange during the Rio 2016 Games
American football star Nate Ebner joins chase to play rugby at Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Super Bowl winner follows in footsteps of rugby union stars Sonny Bill Williams, Bryan Habana and Quade Cooper
‘Hurricane Hannah’ Cockroft has special reason to shine at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Multiple world and Paralympic champion will compete in racing wheelchair named after friend who passed away last year
Video: Rio 2016 stages 12 test events in first 10 weeks of the year
As preparations for Olympic and Paralympic Games enter final stages, crucial testing and fine tuning take place at a dozen competitions
David Svoboda targets return to the top after Rio 2016 modern pentathlon test event
Olympic champion and pin-up of his sport competes in top-level event for first time since August 2015 after recovering from injuries
Groups drawn for basketball tournaments at Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Defending men’s champions the USA to face Australia, China and Venezuela, while US women – who also won gold at London 2012 – are drawn with Canada, Senegal and Serbia
Japanese judokas and Brazilian fans are golden at Rio 2016 judo test event
International Judo Federation and IOC praise atmosphere as Games organisers test operations in tournament with 99 judokas
Full house... Sweden win final place in women’s football tournament at Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Swedes victorious in four-way European play-off two days after Australia and China triumph in Asian qualifying tournament
Rio 2016 seeking entertainers to perform at Olympic and Paralympic Games
More than 1,600 artistic and sporting performers will entertain crowds at competition venues
Swimming pool for Rio 2016 modern pentathlon unveiled in Deodoro Olympic Park
Deodoro Aquatics Centre, originally built for Pan-American Games, will host the five-discipline sport along with two new venues
