RIO 2016

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes have claimed that the current outbreak of the Zika virus will not affect this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games.

A lot of bests have been seen over the last 11 days here in snowy Norway.

The young Organising Committee has been superb, the volunteers numerous, efficient and helpful, the transport service straightforward, the Wi-Fi flawless. And the sport, while lacking the drama and intensity of an Olympics proper, has been exciting and good to watch, blending the innovative monobob and cross-country cross with older and more established disciplines.

THERE HAS been much discussion about the Zika virus in Brazil and the possible impact of the virus on the Summer Olympics of 2016. The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC)’s representative team of Annette Knott, Secretary General and Dr Ian Hypolite, Chef de Mission recently visited three locations in Brazil to assess the Zika situation and review potential training sites for the national team.

LILLEHAMMER (Norway) (Sputnik) – Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Margaret Chan believes that the organizers of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will not experience major problems due to the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach said Sunday.

Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes has reportedly told the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that there is a "high-risk" the vital metro-line due to link the main Games hub at Barra de Tijuca with the rest of the city will not be ready in time for August's Olympic Games.

There has been much discussion about the Zika virus in Brazil and the possible impact of the virus on the Summer Olympics of 2016.

Rio 2016's education programme has begun its overseas work with a launch event in the Brazilian city.

Australia's Government has called on the country’s sporting organisations to reduce the gap in gender inequality when sending its athletes to major sporting events across the world.

The national Olympic Committee of Trinidad and Tobago is currently under taking a marketing and branding transformation plan as it seeks to maximize and monetise its commercial affairs.