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Organisers of the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have declared that preparations for the event are on track as the Brazilian city begins the one-year countdown to next year’s sporting spectacle.

Luiz Fernando Pezao, Governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro, has signed a deal with several Brazilian universities and research institutes to develop a scheme to clean up the polluted waters of the city’s Guanabara Bay, as the World Rowing Federation (FISA) joined the call for viral testing of water sports venues at the 2016 Olympic Games.

UK Sports Minister Tracey Crouch has today (Tuesday) launched a wide-ranging public consultation on sport in the UK amid growing concerns that the country is falling short on the legacy commitments of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) president John Coates has said a Brisbane-anchored proposal has until the end of next year to decide whether to put forward a bid for the 2028 Olympics, while conceding that current regulations mean Melbourne and Sydney are unlikely to ever host the summer Games again.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to order new testing for disease-causing viruses in waters that will stage events during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, with organisers in the Brazilian city pledging to improve water quality ahead of next summer’s sporting spectacle.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has unveiled a substantially revised bid process for the 2024 Olympics, as the US Olympic Committee (USOC) stated it has commenced talks with Los Angeles, San…

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) has been granted full recognition by the International Olympic Committee, while South Sudan was approved as the 206th full IOC member as the organisation’s 128th Session drew to a close today (Monday).

Beijing bid committee members today (Friday) reflected on creating Olympic history after being awarded hosting rights to the 2022 winter Games, as defeated Almaty pledged to maintain its efforts to turn the city into a major winter sports hub.

Lausanne, the Swiss city where the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is based, today (Friday) landed a convincing victory in being awarded the hosting rights to the 2020 winter Youth Olympic Games.

Beijing will become the first city to host both the summer and winter Olympics after it was today (Friday) awarded the hosting rights to the 2022 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Rio 2016 stakeholders and athletes have hit back at renewed claims over dangerous levels of water pollution at venues for next year’s Olympic Games.

The bid teams from Almaty and Beijing have made their final cases for selection as the destination for the 2022 winter Olympic Games, as the rocky road towards the assignment of the host city rights comes to an end tomorrow (Friday).

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has criticised Boston for not delivering on its promises in the wake of its failed bid for the 2024 Olympic Games, adding the US Olympic Committee (USOC) is “committed” to delivering a replacement candidate.

Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori has formally apologised to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the saga surrounding the development of the city’s new National Stadium.