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Ahead of the Rio Olympics, Alex Miller looks at suggestions that major brands are scaling back their hospitality plans for the Games following poor experiences at the Fifa World Cup and Confederations Cup in the country.

French prosecutors investigating corruption in world athletics have expanded their probe to include the bidding and voting processes that led to Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo being awarded hosting rights to the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games, according to The Guardian.

International Boxing Association (Aiba) president Ching-Kuo Wu has maintained that top professional boxers will compete at the 2016 Olympic Games, as long as a constitutional change in the governing body’s statutes is approved in June.

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) has agreed on a set of rules designed to improve how its members govern themselves and to avoid corruption scandals.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it remains confident that everything is being done to ensure that the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be safe for athletes and visitors amid growing concerns over the outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil, while Games organisers have announced a restructuring of the ticket allocation system for certain events.

Rio state officials have maintained that a key transport link for the 2016 Olympics will be completed in time amid doubts reportedly voiced by Mayor Eduardo Paes, while the International Aquatics Federation (Fina) has said it is developing a back-up plan in case the main swimming venue is not ready for a test event in April.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has played down concerns over the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro being affected by the outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil.

Paris and Rome bid leaders utilised Wednesday’s deadline for the first stage of the revamped bidding process for candidate cities by fleshing out their visions for the 2024 Olympic Games.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has said the scene is set for a “fascinating competition” for the 2024 Olympic Games after the first stage of the revamped bidding process for candidate cities concluded today (Wednesday).

The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) medical director, Richard Budgett, has said that the body has not considered postponing or cancelling the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro due to the outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil.

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) president Riccardo Fraccari has hailed the success of the inaugural Premier12 event as representing another example of how baseball could serve the Olympic sports programme.

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has told US sports federations that athletes and staff concerned for their health over the Zika virus should consider not attending the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, according to Reuters.

U.S. Soccer, the governing body for football in the United States, has moved to sue the union that represents the country’s women’s national team over fears players could strike ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has hosted a meeting between Rio 2016 and the 28 summer international sports federations (IFs) in a bid to address concerns ahead of the Olympic Games in the Brazilian city.

The Italian Parliament has voted to give its full backing to Rome’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has given his backing to measures being taken to combat the mosquito-borne Zika virus as the Brazilian government maintained there is no chance the 2016 Olympic Games will be called off after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the situation an international public health emergency.