More than 60 countries already qualified for Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Individual and team places at first Games in South America allocated in 19 sports after 18 qualifying tournaments held in 2014
Norway women’s handball team wins European title and qualifies for Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Scandinavian team takes a step towards a third consecutive Olympic title by fighting back to beat Spain in the final
Work on Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic venues well advanced after productive year
City government says 2015 will be ‘the final straight’ as first new venues are finished and more than 20 test events are staged
Selection process underway for Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games volunteers
More than 240,000 people applied for 70,000 positions, with strong interest from the USA, Russia, China and Great Britain
Arthur Zanetti, Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze win Brazilian Olympic Athletes of the Year awards
Flavia Saraiva receives ‘fans’ choice’ award at glitzy ceremony at Theatro Municipal
Badminton takes over the streets of Rio and wins new fans ahead of 2016 Olympic Games
‘Discover Badminton’ campaign took the sport, which is still relatively unknown in Brazil, to the public – with impressive results
Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic mascots named Vinicius and Tom by public vote
With 44 per cent of valid votes, names pay tribute to Brazilian musicians Vinicius de Moraes and Tom Jobim
Marathon swimming legend Thomas Lurz aiming for golden farewell at Rio 2016 Olympic Games
German multiple world champion, who will compete in Copacabana this weekend, says the Olympic venue is perfect for his sport
Deadline approaching for applications to be volunteer at Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games
More than 200,000 people have already applied for 70,000 positions, but there is still time – registrations close on 15 December
Terezinha Guilhermina and Leomon Moreno voted Brazilian Paralympic Athletes of 2014
Charismatic blind sprinter and high-scoring young goalball star are recognised at glitzy awards ceremony in Copacabana
