BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 3: (CHINA OUT) Henrik Stehlik of Germany performs during men's final at the "Good Luck Beijing" Trampoline Gymnastics International Invitational Tournament, part of the 2008 Olympics test events, at the National Indoor Stadium on December 3, 2007 in Beijing, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Henrik Stehlik

TOKYO - JUNE 07: Marco Meoni (#6) and Luigi Mastrangelo (#1) of Italy jump to block the ball against Thailand during the FIVB Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament match between Italy and Thailand at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on June 7, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Italy defeated Thailand 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 26-24). The winner of the tournament plus the best Asian team will qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympic.

TOKYO - JUNE 06: Kosuke Tomonaga (#18), Kota Yamamura (#12) and Yusuke Ishijima (#16) of Japan jump to block the ball against Australia during the FIVB Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament match between Australia and Japan at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on June 6, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Japan defeated Australia 3-0 (25-22, 28-26, 29-27). The winner of the tournament plus the best Asian team will qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympic.

Stage of the world famous Carnival of Rio, the Sambódromo will be part of the Olympic Games hosting the Archery tournament and the start and finish of the Marathon.

Two Hodoris carry the Republic of Korea and USSR flags after the football match between the two teams during the Olympic tournament ©Getty David Cannon

By winning Olympic gold in the women’s singles tennis tournament of Seoul 1988 OG, Germany’s Steffi Graf accomplished an as yet unmatched feat: she won, in the same year, the Grand Slam and an Olympic gold medal. ©Getty

US basketballer Magic Johnson celebrates his gold medal won in the Olympic basketball tournament. The supremacy of the team entered by the USA for the Barcelona Games was so great (in addition to Magic Johnson, the ranks included outstanding players such as Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen), that it went down in history under the well known nickname of the “Dream Team” ©Getty Mike Powell

AUGUST 1984: STEFFI GRAF OF GERMANY ON THE PODIUM AFTER WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE WOMENS SINGLES TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT THE LOS ANGELES OLYMPIC GAMES.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 24: New Zealand's Barbara Kendall in action in the final race of the Womens Mistral boardsailing race at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Sunday. Kendall finished the tournament in 3rd place winning a bronze medal. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

ATLANTA - JULY 27: Karch Kiraly of the USA leaps to block during the Beach Volleyball semifinals tournament game with Kent Steffes against John Child and Mark Heese of Canada at Atlanta Beach during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games on July 27, 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. Kiraly and Steffes went on to win the Gold Medal in the first Olympic Beach Volleyball competition. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)