Coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be shown on video messaging application Snapchat after the signing of an unprecedented deal with American rightsholders NBC.
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Lewis urges TTOC, athletes to stay focussed
BRIAN LEWIS, president of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC), has urged his members as well as the national athletes (already qualified or vying for spots at the 2016 Olympic Games) to stay focussed on the task at hand.
Olympic flame officially handed over to Rio 2016
Rio 2016 President Carlos Nuzman has formally received the Olympic flame on behalf of his city at a colourful Handover Ceremony in Athens.
CANOC pledge "full support" for good governance after joining Sport Integrity Global Alliance
"Full support and commitment" has been pledged by the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) after joining the Sport Integrity Global Alliance.
IOC and Rio 2016 Presidents lay wreath at Baron Pierre de Coubertin memorial on eve of Olympic flame lightning
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has laid a wreath at the memorial to Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the Modern Olympics, in a simple ceremony amongst the olive groves here this evening.