Going, going, gone... Brazilians rush to buy latest batch of tickets to Olympic Games
More than half of final batch of 500,000 tickets for Rio 2016 Games are snapped up in four days, with most popular finals already sold out
Ex-policeman paralysed in notorious prison break edges closer to making Paralympic Games debut in Rio
Powerlifter Joseano Felipe, who was shot in spine trying to stop mass escape in 2000, broke continental record at Rio 2016 test event
Rio 2016 launches new app with competition offering chance to win tickets to opening ceremony
Available for iOS and Android, new platform provides information about the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the chance to win prizes
More than 220,000 tickets for Rio 2016 Olympic Games sold in two days
Fans rush to buy tickets as last major batch goes on sale to Brazilian residents
‘I’m putting my body through hell every day to make sure I do myself proud in Rio,’ says Mo Farah
In an exclusive interview, one of the greatest distance runners of all time talks about high-altitude training, being welcomed as an immigrant in Britain and his plans to party with Usain Bolt in Rio
Rio 2016 confirms that preliminary water polo matches will be played at Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre
With knockout phase to be staged at Olympic Aquatics Stadium, the sport will be contested entirely in Barra Olympic Park
Records fall as powerlifters battle for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games places at test event
Colombia’s Jainer Cantillo sets new continental mark on way to gold, while Cuba’s Jesus Drake Veja lifts personal best to top podium
American gymnast ‘made in Cuba’ gambles on innovative move for glory at Rio 2016
Danell Leyva, obsessed with winning gold at the Olympic Games, has created a special move on the parallel bars with his ‘Coach Yinsanity’
Refugee working as postwoman in Belgium wins taekwondo place at Rio 2016 Games
Iranian-born Raheleh Asemani likely to compete under the IOC flag after winning an Olympic slot at the European qualifying tournament
Big beasts of the Paralympic world to battle for Rio 2016 places at powerlifting test event
About 60 athletes from 20 nations will compete at Carioca Arena 1, aiming to top qualification lists which close in February
