RIO 2016

• Murray pulls out of Toronto event to recover following Wimbledon triumph
• Olympic tennis tournament in Rio takes place from 6-14 August

South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan looks set to compete at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld his appeal against a controversial Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) ruling.

NATIONAL SWIMMER Dylan Carter, became the seventh Trinidad and Tobago athlete to secure a spot at the dawning 2016 Rio Games yesterday.

To confirm their place in the team travelling to the Rio Olympics and the chance to win precious gold, Sir Gordon Tietjens' men had to go through hell - in the form of a three-day trial in Mt Maunganui, plus a 24-hour SAS camp. Both assignments stretched them to their limit.

The Zika virus has had no adverse effects on the test events for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and preventive actions against the mosquito that transmits the virus are securely in place.

COSTA RICA and Canada punched their tickets to the Olympic Games by capturing the gold medals in the fourth and final round of the NORCECA (North, Central America and the Caribbean) beach volleyball qualifying series Sunday night in Mexico.

Members of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) have been urged to rally behind Rio 2016 in the face of the multitude of problems facing Brazilian hosts by the body's Presidential contender.

The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) Team TTO Rio 2016 Olympic Games Pre Games Training Camp will be in Braganca, Brazil.

In 2009, when Rio de Janeiro won the right to host the 2016 Olympic Games — beating out Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago — Brazil was flying high. Although it had not escaped the consequences of the 2008 financial crisis, it had suffered less economic damage, and come back more quickly, than other countries, including the United States.