21/05/2013
Brasília’s Mané Garrincha National Stadium – one of six venues that will host football matches during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – has been officially reopened. The original stadium, which was built i...
30/04/2013
Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium – which will host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2016 Olympic Games, as well as the men’s and women’s football finals – has been officially re-opened, foll...
29/04/2013
The Rio 2016 Organising Committee has confirmed that construction work is due to begin on the golf course for the 2016 Olympic Games, following the approval of all necessary permits. Rio 2016 Presiden...
12/04/2013
The tables have turned for the 21-year-old swimming sensation Chad Le Clos. From being a teenager with a dream inspired by Michael Phelps, to a five-time medallist at the Youth Olympic Games in Singap...
08/04/2013
The Arena Fonte Nova was officially opened on 7 April in Salvador, Brazil, after four years of planning and construction. Football fans flocked to the 50,000-capacity stadium to watch Vitoria beat loc...
19/03/2013
Construction is continuing on the new home of the Doping Control and Technological Development Support Laboratory (LABDOP/LADETEC) in Rio de Janeiro, which will house the Official Doping Control Labor...
12/03/2013
Winner of five Olympic gold medals in five consecutive editions of the Games, Sir Steve Redgrave is an Olympic rowing legend. While he was in Rio, Redgrave took some time to both see and row at the fu...
The Organising Committee for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has moved into new headquarters, located in Rio de Janeiro’s Cidade Nova neighbourhood. The modern building, which has been designed to be as su...
20/02/2013
The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games ended its fourth visit to the Brazilian city today. It noted that there had been solid progress since...
18/02/2013
The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission for the Rio 2016 Games starts its fourth visit to the Brazilian host city today. Chaired by IOC Executive Board member and Olympian...
Executive Board meeting wraps up in St Petersburg
Baseball/softball, squash and wrestling make cut for IOC Session vote in Buenos Aires
YOG on the Road speaks to British bobsleigh rising star Mica McNeill
Fisht Olympic Stadium set to provide iconic centrepiece for Sochi 2014
Yelena Isinbaeva announced as Youth Olympic Games Ambassador for Nanjing 2014