Rio 2016 has said the Brazilian city’s Olympic and Paralympic venues will be inspected on a daily basis during this year’s Games in an effort to prevent the spread of a mosquito-borne virus linked to a rare birth defect and a condition that can cause paralysis.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said it is retesting hundreds of doping samples from the 2008 Olympics in a bid to identify any potential drug cheats before they can compete in this year’s summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Brazilian government has voted to pass new anti-doping legislation in a move that brings the country in line with guidelines set out by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) ahead of this year’s Olympic Games.
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.
