02/09/2013
Wrapping-up its fifth visit to Rio de Janeiro, the International Olympic Committee(IOC) Coordination Commission underlined the strong progress being made towards delivering a lasting legacy from the 2...
31/08/2013
With less than three years to go until the start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission is beginning its fifth visit to the South American hos...
28/08/2013
One year on from the London 2012 Olympic Games, the innovative and eye-catching ‘wrap’ that enclosed the iconic Olympic Stadium has been recycled and reused at a social project in Rio de Janeiro. The ...
20/08/2013
The Organising Committee for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games has launched its Sustainability Management Plan, as part of its commitment to achieving its sustainability goals. The plan, anno...
05/08/2013
Rio de Janeiro is celebrating three years to go until it hosts the 2016 Olympic Games, with the Organising Committee announcing that the project is on track to make Olympic history by delivering the f...
05/07/2013
Three years from now, the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will welcome golf back into the Olympic programme after an absence of more than a century. With the construction of the Rio course having...
03/07/2013
The construction of three sports halls at the Rio 2016 Games Barra Olympic Park began as planned earlier this week. These venues will host basketball, taekwondo, Olympic and Paralympic judo, wrestling...
25/06/2013
Worldwide Olympic Partner OMEGA yesterday unveiled in Lausanne, Switzerland, a countdown clock to the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games and Rio 2016 Olympic Games. This clock was created in honour of IO...
05/06/2013
Worldwide Olympic Partner GE will help light up the Rio 2016 Olympic Games by installing a state-of-the-art lighting system at the city’s redeveloped Maracanã Stadium. The iconic venue – which will ho...
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...
Sochi 2014 countdown enters final six months
Rio 2016 launches sustainability plan with support from UNEP
London 2012 venues and infrastructure already providing strong Games legacies
Rio 2016 marks three years to go
YOG 3x3 legacy as told by rising basketball star Marko Ramljak