This week our focus is on the Olympic Games Rio 2016 as we celebrate their first anniversary. Also in this newsletter: the latest from the IOC and the world of the Youth Olympic Games.
Brazil can prove the skeptics wrong again
As we look back at the Olympic Games Rio 2016, we asked IOC Member Luis Alberto Moreno to provide his perspective on Rio one year later. An award-winning journalists, former news executive and President of the Inter-American Development Bank, Moreno has a unique vantage point of the Olympic Games.
For half a century prior to the Olympic Games Rio 2016, there had been a severe lack of robust investment in urban mobility in the city, and the residents of Brazil's second most-populous municipality had long encountered challenges caused by an overcrowded, unreliable and outdated transport network.
Creature comforts provided by Rio 2016 Animal Management Service
The first project of its kind, the Rio 2016 Animal Management Service was an integral part of the legacy programme of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, helping to protect the animals found in the vicinity of the host city's Olympic venues and keep them out of harm's way.
Bright future predicted for the golf course of the Olympic Games Rio 2016 one year later
Rio 2016 marked a momentous occasion for the golfing world, as it marked the return of the sport to the senior Olympic stage for the first time in over a century. With a state-of-the-art course, designed by one of the world's leading golf course architects, both the men's and women's tournaments lived up to expectations.
One year on from the Olympic Games Rio 2016, rugby is alive and well in Brazil, with participation numbers rising and the game taking root in the country's schools.
Olympic spirit still shining bright for Rio's 5,000m stars
One of the defining moments of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games did not involve medals or records or even an extraordinary performance. Instead it was about simple care, friendship and courage.
Brazil's golden girl looks back in wonder at the past 12 months
"Everything has changed" in the past year, according to Rafaela Silva. It was 12 months ago that the hometown girl, born and raised in Cidade de Deus, one of Rio de Janeiro's most infamous favelas, lit up the Olympic Games Rio 2016 by winning Brazil's first gold medal.
Twelve months on from toppling Phelps, Schooling vows to "re-take what is his"
On 12 August 2016 Joseph Schooling became the first Singaporean to win an Olympic gold medal. It happened to come in the men's 100m butterfly, one of the favourite events of a certain Michael Phelps. It has been a high that has proved hard to come down from.
From Olympic legends Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt to the Refugee Team and unexpected stars and upsets, relive the best action from Rio on the Olympic Channel.
IOC EB holds traditional joint meeting with IAAF Council in London
The IOC Executive Board and the IAAF Council held their traditional joint meeting. Just a few hours before the start of the IAAF World Championships in London, both boards met to exchange views and to determine common approaches.
The 2017 IAAF World Championships witnessed some outstanding results in track and field from athletes who previously made their names at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG). Here, we round up some of the star performances in London.
Olympic.org takes a look at some of the notable performances by Youth Olympic Games athletes over the last month, as they continue to make their mark at major international events.
Three years have passed since the second edition of the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, and the city continues to set the example as one of the nation's sportiest cities; attracting international sport events, continuously striving to improve public health and activity, and using the YOG event model as an example for other events nationwide.
Mothusi John Ramaabya: A "sporting opportunity for all"
Botswana's Young Change-Maker at the Youth Olympic Games Nanjing 2014, Mothusi John Ramaabya, is now inspiring disabled youngsters in Africa with his "I can" initiative, under the umbrella of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s Young Change-Makers+ (YCM+) Programme.
