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Zika risk is minimal, says Australian Olympic team's medical director AddThis Sharing Buttons
The medical director of the 2016 Australian Olympic team (AOT) insists the country’s athletes can head to Rio de Janeiro for this year’s Olympic Games with confidence, knowing the appropriate measures are in place against Zika.
IOC back Olympic Rings tattoos at Rio 2016 after swimmer's disqualification
The International Olympic Commitee (IOC) has backed the appearance of Olympic Rings tattoos at Rio 2016 after a Paralympic champion was disqualified for baring his.
Olympic flame arrives in Brazil
The Olympic flame has arrived in Brazil. A special flight operated by LATAM Airlines landed in the capital Brasília early on the morning of Tuesday 3 May, carrying the flame from the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland to its new home in Brazil.
Philip Barker: It's always special when the Olympic flame arrives on home soil
Last week it was 100 days to go, then there was the formal handover in Athens. But this latest milestone is particularly special as the Olympic Torch arrives on home soil.