Laser World Championship will yield nine countries for Rio 2016’s sailing competition
So far, 24 countries have secured places in the Laser class at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games; World Championship will reveal nine more
TAM Airlines and TAM Viagens announce support for the Rio 2016 Games
TAM Airlines will be responsible for transporting the Olympic torch as well as being an official sponsor of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
First round of ticketing: deadline for payment closes today, Monday 29 June
The deadline for payment of tickets allocated in the first round of ticketing closes today, Monday 29 June, at 11:59pm
Modern Pentathlon World Championship will send six athletes to Rio 2016
The competition starts on Sunday (28) in Berlin, and the top three men and women will win places at the Olympic Games
Sport for all ages at the Transforma Festival: meet 80-year-old Iguatemiza Sobreira
Rio 2016’s Education Program has reached over 2000 schools in Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais, but it doesn’t just cater for children
World Championship will qualify first countries for Rio 2016's beach volleyball
The winning men’s and women’s pairs will qualify for the Games and play on the sands of Copacabana beach
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: "It would be awesome to be in Rio de Janeiro in 2016"
With Brazil, Argentina, Portugal and Sweden qualified, Rio 2016 could see Neymar, Messi, Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic all play in the same tournament
Germany and Denmark qualify for the men's football at Rio 2016
Through to the UEFA European Under-21 Championship semi-final, the teams join Brazil and Argentina in the race for Olympic gold
Germany and France qualify for Rio 2016 women's football; a third European spot hangs in the balance
FIFA Women’s World Cup yields two more teams to join Brazil and Colombia at Rio 2016; who will be the third?
Brazilian rugby players inaugurate a new pitch on Copacabana Beach
The new pitch is opened to the public as part of a strategy to popularise this little-known sport in Brazil
